Life of Pi Reading Check thru Ch. 12

The author of Life of Pi

• Piscine Molitor Patel

• Yann Martel

• Francis Adirubasamy

• Mansoor Ahamad

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

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CCSS.RI.K.6

Pi's uncle who is really a good friend of his father's.

• Ravi Patel

• Pondicherry

• Francis Adirubasamy

• Kepil Dev

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

The main character's nickname

• Ravi

• Arun

• Molitor

• Pi

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CCSS.RL.K.6

___was a champion competitive swimmer.

• Mamaji

• Francis Adirubasamy

• Father's best friend and business contact

• All of these

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What animal did Pi study at the University of Toronto?

• Three-toed-sloth

• Bengal Tiger

• African Lions

• Captive animals in zoos

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Who is being interviewed by whom?

• Pi Patel is interviewing Yann Martel.

• Francis Adirubasamy is interviewing Pi Patel.

• Yann Martel is interviewing Mamaji.

• Yann Martel is interviewing Pi Patel.

Which of these is not true of Pi's favorite teacher, Satish Kumar?

• He had polio as a child.

• He is a champion swimmer.

• He is an atheist.

• He is a communist.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

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CCSS.RI.K.6

Which are the worst animals in the zoo?

• Lions

• Tigers

• Goats

• People

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The success of a good zoo relies on

• reducing the flight distance and increasing the trust animals have in humans.

• the yearly profits accounting for double the expenditures for food and medical care.

• high ratings on evaluations in order to qualify for federal grant money.

• None of these

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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The font of some chapters is in italics. Why?

• This is to show the passage of time.

• These are the private thoughts of the main character.

• These are the private thoughts of the author

• These are the real-time notes of the actual time and place on which the story was based.

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