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WorksheetsLife of Pi-Part 3
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 13mins
Where were the two men from who were dispatched to the town where Pi recovered in an effort to interview
him?
Canada.
Mexico.
Japan.
United States.
How long did the two men dispatched to the town interview Pi for?
3 hours.
2 days.
3 days.
What was the date that Pi's interview with the officials began?
April 17, 1998.
January 12, 1968.
February 19, 1978.
March 24, 1988.
What did the interviewers feed Pi before he told them his story?
Nothing.
Fish.
A sandwich.
A cookie.
What did the interviewers want to know first?
What food Pi had eaten to survive for the past few months.
Where Pi had learned his survival techniques from.
Who the tiger was and where Pi had been the past months.
How the ship sank and what happened to the ship's cargo.
What did Pi tell to the interviewers?
His story.
His religious philosophies.
What did the interviewers do after Pi finished telling them what he told them?
Remarked to eachother in Japanese that Pi was not very forthcoming about his experiences.
Remarked to each other in Japanese that they found the story interesting and then took a short break.
What did the interviewers tell Pi they thought about his story?
That they didn't believe it.
That they thought it was a story of heroism.
That they thought it was so improbable it was amazing he had survived.
What did Pi tell the interviewers after they gave their impressions of Pi's story?
A horribly gory tale about the shipwreck and his survival that didn't involve animals.
A story without animals and with four lifeboats and three surviving shipmates.
That he didn't believe he was a hero or amazing, just that he was lucky.
What did the interviewing men decide had caused the ship to sink?
Pi.
A horrible, perfect storm.
Pi's mother.
Nothing--the answer lies at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
What did the officials say to the author about the interview with Pi?
It was hard but purposeful.
It was difficult and memorable.
It was amazing and heroic.
What did the final report say about Pi's knowledge of the reason the ship sank?
Pi knew why the ship had sank but would never divulge the secret.
Pi knew that the ship had sank because he had been the one to sink it.
Pi had no conclusive knowledge.
Who are Mr. Okamoto and Mr. Chiba:
officials of Japanese Ministry of Transport
owners of Tsimtsum
Why do they visit Pi:
to reward Pi for bravery
to turn his story into a book
to learn about causes of sinking
to arrest Pi
What Pi does during the entire conversation:
asks for his family
vomits
asks for more food
falls in and out of consciousness
Pi's story about animals in the lifeboat is invented.
true
false
How many survivors were there:
6
3
4
5
Besides Pi, who else survived from his family:
Pi was the only one who survived
his mother
his father
his brother
Which character is hidden behind the zebra:
Taiwanese sailor
French cook
Pi's mother
Pi
Which character is hidden behind the orangutan:
Taiwanese sailor
French cook
Pi's mother
Pi
Which character is hidden behind the hyena?
Taiwanese sailor
French cook
Pi's mother
Pi
Which character is hidden behind Richard Parker:
Taiwanese sailor
French cook
Pi's mother
Pi
How many days was Pi at sea?
227
137
127
Pi’s second story is?
Chapters 96–99 are excerpts from the transcript of their conversation?
The correct answer is 'Pi'
Why is Chapter 97 only two words?
How do the interviewers hide their true feelings?
