<p>Life of Pi – Study Comprehension Questions</p><p>Chapter 1</p><p>1. In this chapter, the narrator has a series of memories. What are the 5 distinct memories that the narrator has?</p><p>2. What is a “memento mori”? What does the narrator the memento mori to?</p><p>3. The narrator states that, “My suffering left me sad and gloomy.” (Martel 3). In this chapter, does he seem sad and gloomy? Use 2 examples to support your case.</p><p>Chapters 2 and 3 </p><p>1. Who is Mamaji? What does Mamaji mean?</p><p>2. What was the focus of Mamaji’s stories about Paris? Why might these stories be so appealing in comparison to the stories about the regular landmarks?</p><p>3. What is the narrator’s full name?</p><p>Chapter 4 1. What did Pi’s father do before he owned the zoo? What analogy does Pi use to show the difference between his father’s two occupations.</p><p>2. How would you describe Pi’s memories of the zoo? How reliable do you think they are?</p><p>3. What is the difference in the way territory is treated between the zoo and the wild? Do you accept this rationalization?</p><p>Chapter 5 1. Find two examples of suspense and explain how they are created.</p><p>2. What does the Piscine’s new name bring him? Do things actually change for him? Chapter 7 to 14 Chapters 7 to 14 present various scenarios dealing with the tame and dangerous aspects of animals. These scenarios all deal with security. Create a chart and use three examples from the text, show how and why security needs to be achieved. </p><p>Chapter 15 to 23 1. List the various religious items that are found in Pi’s home. Why might Pi have so many different religious artifacts in his home?</p><p>2. According to Pi, why is he a Hindu?</p><p>3. What makes up a religion according to Pi?</p><p>4. How is Hinduism like Christianity? How does it differ?</p><p>5. How does Christ break Pi’s conceptions of a God? Why does that inspire Pi to become a Christian?</p><p>6. What did the two Satish Kumars inspire Pi to do?</p><p>7. How would an atheist view his or her final moments?</p><p>8. What problem does Pi encounter in practicing three religions? How does he find his way out of this problem?</p><p>9. What is the effect when Pi’s father says, “Ice cream anyone?” (Martel 77).</p><p>Chapter 24 to 28</p><p>1. In chapter 25, what do most people have a compulsion to defend? What is the problem with this?</p><p>2. Explain the statement, “ religion is about our dignity, not our depravity” (Martel 79).</p><p>3. According to Pi’s father and mother, why can Pi not be of multiple faiths? What is Pi’s response?</p><p>4. What is the order in which Pi lists his family’s reaction to his baptism? Why is it in that order? Chapter 29 to 36</p><p>1. According to Pi, why do people move? Where else has he used this same rationale?</p><p>2. What is the difference between the way the two Kumars treat the zebras? What does it say about each Kumar?</p><p>3. What is zoomorphism? What is Pi’s explanation for zoomorphism?</p><p>4. What literary technique is used to begin Chapter 36?</p><p>5. Who are the other members of Pi’s family that we meet in Chapter 36?</p>