WorksheetsLife of Pi
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
How does Pi store water?
He uses plastic bags
He uses the tarp
He doesn't store water
Pi is rescued by the ship.
True
False
Pi is grateful to have Richard Parker
True
False
How many days was Pi at sea?
227
137
127
Do Bananas float?
Yes
No
What was Pi named after?
3.14159265358
3.14159265359
A swimming pool in Canada
A swimming pool in France
Define anthropomorphism
the study of Zoology
a love for animals
a small territorial district
assigning human traits or attributes to an animal
What were the three things that stopped Richard Parker from killing Pi?
Richard Parker was not a good sailor, he believed Pi was the top cat, and Pi brought him food and fresh water
Richard Parker was injured from his fight with the Hyena, he was trained some from the zoo, and he seemed to like Pi for some reason
Richard Parker was injured from a previous fight with Pi, he seemed to be trained some from the zoo, and he was just a gentle and nice animal
What happened with the ship they saw in Chapter 38?
The shipped never got close to their lifeboat
The ship almost hit their boat and passed them within a meter, without stopping
The ship stopped and picked up Pi, but left Richard Parker in the boat
There were hundreds of thousands of what type of animal on the island?
seagulls
crabs
meerkats
After they left the island, and finally found real land, how did Richard Parker leave Pi?
Richard Parker stayed with Pi for some time, and then just disappeared one night while Pi was sleeping
Richard Parker roared and came over and put his head down so Pi could pet him, his way of saying goodbye
Richard Parker didn't even look at him, he ran into the forest and disappeared from Pi's life forever
In Chapter 45 - how do the two Japanese men feel about Pi and his story?
They don't believe him and think he his strange
They really like Pi and appreciate his story
They're afraid of Pi because he lived with a tiger for so long
After Pi's journey was finished, even though the Japanese men didn't believe Pi's story - what did they find on the lifeboat that they couldn't explain?
strange pieces of technology
bones of small land animals
letters written in a strange language
According to Pi's second story that he told the Japanese men, how many people survived the shipwreck in Pi's Lifeboat?
2 People - Pi and his mother
3 People - Pi, his mother, and the cook
4 People - Pi, his mother, the cook, and a sailor
What was Pi’s greatest wish “other than salvation”?
a. someone human to talk to
b. a book
c. something to eat other than seafood
d. none of these
True or False: By the end of the novel, Mr. Chiba and Mr. Okamoto discover the actual reason the ship sank.
a. true
b. false
When they set sail, Pi’s family is headed to
Canada
Mexico
the United States
England
Pi’s raft washes ashore near the small town of Tomatlán in
Mexico
Peru
Chile
Argentina
After his rescue, Pi is interviewed by two officials from the
Japanese Ministry of Transport
Japanese Shipping Association
Japanese Department of Police
Japanese Zoological Society
Why does Pi cry after killing the flying fish?
He did not mean to kill the fish.
He was happy to finally have something to eat.
He went against his personal values/religion.
He felt guilty because he could eat something else instead.
