Life of Pi

Life of Pi

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Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an India boy from Pondicherry. He survives 227 days after a ship wrek while stranded on a life boat in the Pacific ocean with a Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker.

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Who is the author of Life of Pi?

• John Fisher

• Yann Martel

• Grace Leni

• Martin Larkist

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When was Life of Pi published?

• 2004

• 2002

• 2001

• 2003

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What is the authors nationality?

• Canadian

• British

• American

• Indian

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What was Pi named after?

• 3.14159265358

• 3.14159265359

• A swimming pool in Canada

• A swimming pool in France

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Select all of the following that were on "Pi's Ark":

• zebra

• hyena

• orangutan

• tiger

• meerkat

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Which of the following best describes the situation in the beginning of the story?

• Pi has to take care of a tiger named Richard Parker

• After the shipwreck, Pi is stranded on a boat with a tiger called Richard Parker

• Pi is lost on an island

• Pi has to eat fish to survive

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How many days was Pi at sea?

• 227

• 137

• 127

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Pi is grateful to have Richard Parker

• True

• False

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The weight of the tiger in pounds

• 227

• 124

• 500

• 450

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What can be inferred about how conflict shapes Pi's character?

• overcoming one's fears can be challenging, but not impossible

• it is more practical to cope with one's fears than to try to beat them

• testing one's faith in the face of adversity strengthens one's resolve

• conflicts teach us we can endure if we believe in ourselves