Life of Pi Test The test number fits the chapter number. Some items are identical to what was blogged; others are not identical to what was blogged, but are very similar. If a statement has no options to select below it, the options are true or false. Do your best. 100 x 2 = 200 points.
1. What does Pi study at the University of Toronto? a. religious studies b. zoology c. oceanography d. both (a) and (c) e. both (a) and (b)
2. In which suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, does Pi live with his family? a. Etobicoke b. Scarborough c. Mimico d. Newtonbrook e. Humber Valley Village
3. Mamaji brought Pi to the sea at the age of five and said, “This is my gift to you.”
4. Which one is not in Zootown? a. troupe of monkeys b. hippopotamuses in the pond c. an albino crocodile d. two giraffes in slim trees e. two mighty India rhinoceros
5. In college, Pi orders pizzas for himself and some friends; which of the following names do the pizzas arrive for? a. Padmanabh Prabhat b. Balaaditya Balaji c. Ian Hoolihan d. Pissing Balram e. Floyd McGillicutty
6. Pi’s cupboards are ______. a. absent; he has no house or kitchen b. completely bare c. jam-packed d. kind of full e. full of religious relics
7. Who came to visit Pi at the zoo in this chapter? a. Vishnu b. Mr. Kumar c. Mamaji d. Mahisha e. Muhammad
8. Goliath, the bull elephant seal, whose death is famous among zookeepers, died from being fed what? a. a bad fish b. a Rubik’s cube c. a broken chicken bone d. a razor blade e. a broken beer bottle
9. What does Pi call the minimum distance at which an animal wants to keep a perceived enemy? a. safe zone b. bubble space c. flight distance d. danger zone e. fear space
10. How high can leopards jump? a. 10 feet b. 5 feet c. 18 feet d. 20 feet e. 8 feet
11. Which animal escaped from the Zurich Zoo? a. wild boar b. boa constrictor c. orangutan d. black leopard e. tarantula
12. Pi prepares a South Indian vegetarian feast when Martel goes to visit him, because Martel says that he likes spicy food.
13. The matter of deciding the super alpha male is a question of brain over brawn.
14. According to the narrator, in order to stay safe with a lion, a circus trainer must: a. keep a safe distance from the lion at all times b. whip the lion c. keep the lion locked in a cage at all other times d. have a very close relationship with the lion
15. The book on the bedside table is a Bible.
16. Pi says that religion is only rite and ritual.
17. What was the first religion Pi began believing in? a. Islam b. Christianity c. Hinduism d. Buddhism e. Satanism
18. Which is the last religion Pi decides to follow? a. Christianity b. Hinduism c. Islam d. Buddhism e. Satanism
19. Pi states Islam is a beautiful religion of brotherhood and devotion.
20. Near a friend’s country house, Pi claims to see the Virgin Mary, though not literally.
21. This chapter is Pi’s reflections about some of his own views of religion.
22. What does Pi imagine the atheist’s last words are? a. “Screw it!” b. “White, white! L-L-Love! My God!” c. “See ya later!” d. “Bon voyage! My God!” e. “It’s been real…it’s been fun…but it’s not been real fun!”
23. Which animals are particularly sacred in the Hindu religion? a. cats b. cows c. pigs d. horses e. meerkats
24. Which religion is getting made fun of the most in this chapter? a. Christianity b. Hinduism c. Judaism d. Buddhism e. Islam 25. Pi is glared at and shooed away when he tries worshipping at the different religious locales because he does not select just one religion to follow.
26. What does Pi want from his parents? a. bike b. scooter c. yarmulke d. prayer rug e. pranava
27. What is Pi’s father’s name? a. Siddharta b. Sith c. Saladin d. Sabotage e. Santosh
28. What object glowed with beauty in Pi’s eyes? a. ring b. shoes c. prayer rug d. hat e. cross
29. Who finally got the best of Pi’s father, causing the Patel’s move? a. Chief Minister b. Morarji Desai c. Mrs. Ghandi d. Mr. Kumar e. Paul Adurabasamy
30. The pharmacist the author meets in this chapter is Pi’s wife.
31. One Mr. Kumar is a baker; the other Mr. Kumar is a teacher.
32. Pi says a gerbil lived for several weeks in an enclosure with the vipers.
33. What does Pi show Martel, the author, in this scene? (Pi says, “That’s Richard Parker.”) a. Pi’s family memorabilia, picture album included b. Pi’s father’s war medals c. Pi’s pets and their tricks d. Pi’s scars, bite and claw marks included e. Pi’s stuffed animals
34. Pi and Ravi are excited about moving to Canada. 35. From which country is the Patel family leaving? a. Japan b. United States c. India d. Japan
36. What does Pi do to his daughter? a. tickles her b. yells at her c. pokes her nose d. throws her in the air e. makes her pray three ways
37. Pi saves Richard Parker’s life by throwing him a lifebuoy, cheering for him, whistling for him, then accidentally turning the boat in a manner such that the boat comes closer to the tiger.
38. The officers throw Pi off the Tsimtsum and onto the lifeboat to save Pi’s life.
39. What animal do the crewmen on the ship throw down onto the tarpaulin? a. horse b. ox c. zebra d. hyena e. none of the above
40. What is Pi afraid of when he is immersed in the ocean? a. shark b. whale c. squid d. Richard Parker e. octopus
41. At the end of this chapter, Pi thinks Richard Parker is still on the lifeboat.
42. Like Mrs. Patel, Orange Juice has two sons.
43. The hyena runs around yipping for hours on end because it is a trained circus beast.
44. During the first hours of being a castaway, Pi’s memory is most potently associated with which sound? a. buzzing of flies b. a ship’s horn c. the hyena yipping d. hissing of the sea e. farting of Richard Parker
45. Orange Juice gets seasick aboard the lifeboat.
46. Pi describes Orange Juice in terms of imitation of humans.
47. Orange Juice lived in the jungles of Borneo before she arrived at the Pondicherry Zoo.
48. What is the animal that was carrying off people and “terrorizing the Khulna district of Bangladesh”? a. lion b. tiger c. bear d. panther e. gorilla
49. The reason the hyena does not eat and kill the zebra sooner is the fear of the greater beast and fear of touching the greater beast’s food.
50. What are the dimensions of the lifeboat? a. 26 ft by 8 ft by 3.5 ft b. 24 ft by 8 ft by 2 ft c. 28 ft by 6 ft by 3 ft d. 26 ft by 6 ft by 4 ft e. 21 ft by 7 ft by 3 ft
51. Pi finds enough water rations for how many days? a. 100 b. 93 c. 31 d. 124 e. 227
52. Which of these does Pi have more than one of? a. tiger b. God c. compass d. box of waterproof matches e. large bar of dark chocolate
53. On Pi’s third day aboard the lifeboat, he witnesses Richard Parker do what? a. jump overboard after a whale b. eat all the supplies c. kill the hyena d. become obedient to Pi e. toss a turtle shell like it is a frisbee
54. During the storm, Pi tries to keep what dry? a. his food b. the survival manual c. his hair d. Richard Parker e. the meerkats
55. The rain catcher looks like an inverted umbrella.
56. According to Pi, which pays proper attention to fear? a. eyes b. mind c. heart d. ears e. all of the above
57. What is the “quietest of tiger calls, a puff through the nose to express friendliness and harmless intentions”? a. chuff b. pook c. aaonh d. prusten e. purr
58. Swimming helps you stay energized while stranded at sea; it is a useful activity to build strength and keep you entertained.
59. The solar still is the device that collects rain water.
60. Pi says, “The stars shone with such fierce, contained brilliance that it seemed absurd to call the night dark.”
61. What does Pi first use for fishing bait? a. dead animal carcasses b. flying fish c. his shoe leather d. cockroaches e. pieces of shirt
62. At this point in the novel, for how long has Pi been on the lifeboat? a. a week b. a month c. a fortnight d. ten days e. three days
63. How many days does Pi survive at sea? a. 377 b. 97 c. 319 d. 450 e. 227
64. What is the last item Pi has on his body? a. pants b. underwear c. whistle d. t-shirt e. shoes
65. Where is Pi’s wristwatch currently located? a. on his wrist b. at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean c. in the zebra’s guts d. in the hyena’s guts e. under Richard Parker’s forepaw
66. To which goddess with many arms (who could aid in his fishing attempts) does Pi refer? a. Demeter b. Devi c. Durga d. Venus e. Ganesha 67. Pi is attempting to eat about anything at this point, in order to stay alive. Which of the following does he not try to eat: a. worms b. algae c. crabs d. shrimp
68. Pi gets a full eight hours of sleep per night out at sea, because the waves’ rhythm and the total silence.
69. Pi says the hand-flare shells smell like______. a. pepper b. paprika c. onion d. garlic salt e. cumin 70. Pi drinks a turtle’s blood to the last drop.
71. How many ideas were in Pi’s program to train and dominate Richard Parker? a. 7 b. 9 c. 4 d. 13 e. 3.14
72. Pi makes a shield to protect himself from Richard Parker; what is the shield? a. broken bench b. turtle shell c. life jackets d. bones from dead animals e. Bible
73. Pi says he must have read his survival manual ten thousand times over the course of his ordeal.
74. What is the holiest city of Islam? a. Timbuktu b. Islamabad c. Mecca d. Delhi e. Calcutta
75. On the day that Pi estimates is his mother's birthday, he celebrates by singing “Happy Birthday” to her out loud.
76. Richard Parker displays his feces as an act of dominance.
77. Pi finds Richard Parker’s feces to be actually rather nourishing and nutritious.
78. Pi says that the worst pair of opposites is boredom and terror.
79. Richard Parker attacks the mako shark with his jaws first.
80. Cats big and small will not attack in the face of a direct stare.
81. Pi offers three examples of “proof” in this chapter as evidence that his survival story is legitimate.
82. Pi is ashamed when he realizes that, because of his dire circumstances, he has begun eating and drinking like Richard Parker—like an animal—does.
83. During the storm, Pi felt the loss of the raft was fatal to: a. Richard Parker b. Pi’s spirits c. Pi’s body d. the barnacles e. the dorados
84. What prevented Pi from catching a dolphin? a. proximity (wasn’t close enough) b. size of dolphin c. speed of dolphin d. all of the above e. none of the above
85. Richard Parker is afraid of nothing.
86. Pi briefly swims after the huge ship, hoping to be seen and rescued.
87. Pi’s name for the rag he uses to gently asphyxiate himself is: a. knock-out rag b. sleep rag c. dream rag d. restriction rag e. medication rag
88. Pi finds a floating refrigerator that has delicious, welcomed food within.
89. Because of his constant journaling, Pi runs out of pens before he runs out of paper.
90. Richard Parker kills the other castaway when he steps into Richard Parker’s territory.
91. Pi does not use any of the other man’s flesh for fish bait.
92. Pi finds human teeth on the island.
93. Pi says, “The lower [sadder] you are, the higher your mind will want to soar.”
94. When Pi initially lands at Mexico, which of the following does not occur? (a) Richard Parker jumps directly over Pi (b) Richard Parker falls several times (c) Richard Parker disappears into the jungle (d) Pi’s rescuers are repulsed at the sight and smell (e) Pi’s rescuers throw away his dorado meat
95. Which of the following options was not part of the ordeal Mr. Tomohiro Okamoto and Mr. Atsuro Chiba went through on their way to Benito Juarez Infirmary in Tomatlan? (a) rented a car (b) suffered a flat tire (c) had monkeys steal their food (d) had their motor "cannibalized" of parts by a mechanic (e) were overcharged by a second mechanic
96. Which of the following do Okamoto and Chiba give to Pi? (a) banana (b) cookie (c) sandwich (d) sushi (e) burrito
97. Which of the following comprises the whole of chapter 97? (a) “The narrative.” (b) “The tale.” (c) “The prose.” (d) “The story.” (e) “The muse.”
98. Pi has been hiding food under his bedsheet.
99. Pi says the cook killed his mother.
100. Mr. Okamoto says Pi’s story is astounding and unparalleled.