Pi

What did Pi say was the “single most constant source of anxiety and suffering through our journey”?

• scarcity of food

• scarcity of water

• heat from the sun

• d. dangers of the sea

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

True or False: the storm described by Pi in chapter 83 was so severe that it had split his water bags open and ruined all of his fresh water.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did Pi tell Richard Parker after the tanker nearly hit them and then disappeared from view?

• “I love you.”

• “I hate you.”

• “Thank you.”

• none of these

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was Pi’s greatest wish “other than salvation”?

• someone human to talk to

• a book

• something to eat other than seafood

• none of these

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Chapter 75 is only one sentence long. What is it about?

• Pi’s mother’s birthday

• Pi’s birthday

• Pi’s brother’s birthday

• none of these

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What did Pi’s body “develop a revulsion for”?

• heat

• salt

• cold

• none of these

Why did Pi stop writing in his diary/journal while at sea?

• a. he ran out of paper

• b. he ran out of pen ink

• c. he felt he had nothing more to say

• d. he could no longer think clearly

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

What literary device is used in the phrase 'Pi's journey was a rollercoaster of emotions'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• Pi and his family was on a ship.

• Pi and his family were on a ship.

• Pi and his family is on a ship.

• Pi and his family are on a ship.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the meaning of the word 'piquant' as used in the context of describing a story?

• Bland

• Spicy

• Dull

• Uninteresting

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4