Life of Pi

Question 1

What is the main theme of Life of Pi?

Accepted Answer

Faith, Survival, and Storytelling

Question 2

What is one of the main questions the book leaves the reader with?

Accepted Answer

Is Pi telling the truth?

Question 3

What does Pi do every day while lost at sea?

Accepted Answer

Exercises and prays

Question 4

How long is Pi stranded at sea?

Accepted Answer

227 days

Question 5

Who is Orange Juice?

Accepted Answer

An orangutan

Question 6

Which animal is NOT on the lifeboat with Pi at any point?

Accepted Answer

Chimpanzee

Question 7

What does Pi use to collect drinking water?

Accepted Answer

A plastic sheet

Question 8

Which two stories does Pi tell the Japanese officials?

Accepted Answer

One with animals, one without

Question 9

What does Pi’s full name “Piscine” refer to?

Accepted Answer

A fish

Question 10

What does Pi often use to express his faith during the journey?

Accepted Answer

Daily prayer

Question 11

What does the carnivorous island symbolize?

Accepted Answer

Death and temptation

Question 12

Which animal represents Pi in the second story?

Accepted Answer

The tiger

Question 13

What’s unusual about the island Pi finds?

Accepted Answer

It floats and glows at night

Question 14

How does Pi tame Richard Parker?

Accepted Answer

By using a whistle and showing dominance

Question 15

In Life of PI what type of animal is Richard Parker 🍆

Accepted Answer

Tiger

Question 16

What kind of animal does Pi compare humans to?

Accepted Answer

Zoo animals

Question 17

Who teaches Pi about Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Father Martin

Question 18

How does Pi keep himself from going insane?

Accepted Answer

By writing a diary

Question 19

How does Richard Parker leave Pi at the end?

Accepted Answer

He walks into the jungle without looking back

Question 20

At the end, what choice does the reader have?

Accepted Answer

Choose between Pi's two versions of the story

Question 21

Where is Pi originally from?

Accepted Answer

Pondicherry, India

Question 22

What theme is emphasized by the existence of two versions of the story?

Accepted Answer

The power of storytelling and belief

Question 23

How did Pi gain knowledge about animals?

Accepted Answer

From living in the zoo

Question 24

What role does the tiger play in the story?

Accepted Answer

A symbol of Pi's fears and strength

Question 25

Which animal kills the zebra?

Accepted Answer

The hyena

Question 26

Why do the officials prefer the story with animals?

Accepted Answer

It’s more entertaining

Question 27

Why does Pi end up on a lifeboat?

Accepted Answer

The ship he was on sank

Question 28

What is Pi’s attitude toward religion?

Accepted Answer

He believes all religions have truth

Question 29

What is the name of the ship Pi’s family sails on?

Accepted Answer

The Tsimtsum

Question 30

What does the name “Richard Parker” come from?

Accepted Answer

A hunter’s name accidentally switched with the tiger’s

Question 31

What does Pi’s father teach him with the tiger?

Accepted Answer

That wild animals are dangerous

Question 32

Which three religions does Pi practice?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam

Question 33

What subject does Pi major in at university?

Accepted Answer

Zoology and religious studies

Question 34

Why did Pi shorten his name to “Pi”?

Accepted Answer

To avoid being teased

Question 35

What strange island does Pi find during his journey?

Accepted Answer

Floating Algae Island

Question 36

What is Pi’s full name?

Accepted Answer

Piscine Molitor Patel

Question 37

What does Pi call his survival manual?

Accepted Answer

The Manual

Question 38

What do the Japanese officials think about Pi’s story?

Accepted Answer

They ask for another, more realistic version

Question 39

Which animal represents Pi’s mother in the second version?

Accepted Answer

The orangutan

Question 40

What object does Pi use to keep a log of his journey?

Accepted Answer

A notebook

Question 41

What is the tiger’s name?

Accepted Answer

Richard Parker

Question 42

How does Pi react to killing a fish for the first time?

Accepted Answer

He cries and prays

Question 43

Why does Pi eventually eat meat, despite being a vegetarian?

Accepted Answer

He had no other choice to survive

Question 44

Which animal represents the cook in Pi’s second story?

Accepted Answer

The hyena

Question 45

What type of business does Pi’s family run?

Accepted Answer

Zoo

Question 46

ka jus

Accepted Answer

False

Question 47

Which of the following does Pi build on the lifeboat?

Accepted Answer

A raft

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