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WorksheetsLife of Pi Parts 2-3 Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
What happens to the ship that Pi’s family is traveling on?
The boat is hit by a torpedo and thus sinks
The boat sinks and there is no known cause as to why it sinks
The boat makes it to Canada and Pi has just made up this entire story for entertainment
One of the engines explodes and this causes the ship to sink.
What is the first indication to Pi that something is wrong with the ship?
Pi hears a loud bang which is very unusual on the boat
Pi sees water flooding the hallways
Pi sees crew members talking on the bow of the boat
Pi notices that the lifeboats are listing when he is on the deck of the boat
What causes the lifeboat that Pi is on fall into the water?
A crew member releases the boat
Pi releases the jig holding the boat up
A zebra jumps off the boat and crashes into the lifeboat causing it to slam into the water
The captain cuts the lines when he realizes Pi cannot work the boat himself
When Pi sees the “island of bananas,” he does not think to grab them to use as food later. He does, however, retrieve an item from the “island” that later proves to be a godsend. What is this item?
An orangutan
A net
A fishing line
A fancy dress
What does Pi think is wrong with Orange Juice when she first gets on his lifeboat?
Shock
Shingles
Tuberculosis
Loneliness
What does Pi say hyenas will not eat?
Their own kind
Bananas
They will eat anything; the bigger question is what they won’t eat
They are very picky eaters and will not eat spicy food
What does Pi say is the worst time of a day on the lifeboat?
Nighttime
High noon
When the sun rises
Right before the sun sets
Which of the following animals was not one that was on the lifeboat?
Tiger
Zebra
Tapir
Hyena
What conclusion does Pi make about his family on his second day on the lifeboat?
His family likely made it to Canada without him
His family more than likely died in the boat crash
His family is probably on another lifeboat
His family has already been rescued
What does Orange Juice do the first time the hyena attempts to attack her?
She screams at the hyena
She tries to hide in Richard Parker’s territory
She completely ignores the hyena
She smacks the hyena upside his head
What ultimately happens to Orange Juice?
Orange Juice is murdered by the hyena after trying to fight him off
Orange Juice eventually dies of shock and is eaten by the hyena
Richard Parker murders her while she is trying to fight off the hyena
Orange Juice jumps into the water and drowns herself
Why does Pi believe Richard Parker does not attack or make himself known the first two days on the lifeboat?
Richard Parker is hiding because he is shy
Richard Parker is both seasick and sedated
Richard Parker is hiding in order to establish his territory
Richard Parker has decided that he is now a pacifist and will not participate in any violence
The lifeboat is constructed to seat thirty-two people. Pi is the only person on the boat, yet he considers it “awfully crowded.” If he is alone, why is it “crowded”?
Pi is really big person, so he takes up a lot of room
The boat is crowded because it is poorly designed so there is a lot of unusable space
The boat feels crowded because there are 3 predators in a very small territory
The boat is spacious, but Pi doesn’t know how to claim his territory.
Why is it a problem that the locker that contains the survival rations is under the tarpaulin?
Pi doesn’t know how to raise the tarpaulin
The tarpaulin is locked, and Pi does not have the key
The space on the bottom of the boat is territory that has been claimed by Richard Parker
The space under the tarpaulin is disgusting because that is where all of the dead animals are, and Pi doesn’t want to have to see or smell them
What is Pi’s original plan for getting rid of Richard Parker?
Overdose the tiger with morphine
A war of attrition—Pi thinks he can live longer than the tiger
Drown the tiger
Strangle the tiger
Pi starts to doubt his plan to outlast Richard Parker. What seems to be the biggest hole in the plan?
Pi doesn’t know where to inject the tiger with morphine
Pi knows he is not strong enough to strangle Richard Parker
Pi realizes that Richard Parker is a better swimmer than him so he can’t drown him
Richard Parker can outlast Pi because a tiger can drink salt water and Pi cannot
What is prusten?
A mating call emitted by tigers
A soft nasal sound
A loud growl that can be heard for miles
A rumbling roar emitted right before attacking
When do tigers make the prusten sound?
This is a sound tigers make to show friendliness and kindness
This is a warning sound that tigers make before attacking
This is a loud sound used to establish territory
This is the sounds tiger make once they have found a mate and are no longer looking
What does Pi decide he will do in order to keep both himself and Richard Parker alive?
Pi decides that he must tame and train Richard Parker
Pi decides that he will bide his time and murder Richard Parker when he gets his first chance
Pi decides that he must show Richard Parker that Pi isn’t a threat and is not an Alpha animal
Pi decides that he will ignore Richard Parker and simply hope for the best
What item does Pi use in order to keep Richard Parker in line?
Pi hits Richard Parker with his remaining shoe
Pi claps his hands to keep Richard Parker in line
Pi blows an orange safety whistle to control Richard Parker
Pi slaps two life jackets together to make a loud noise and control Richard Parker
What does Pi use for bait when he begins to fish?
Leftover pieces of the hyena
One of his ration cookies
His own feces
His leather shoe
Why does Pi make a point of blowing the whistle when he delivers the fish to Richard Parker?
This is so Richard Parker will know who is feeding him as well as knowing to retreat to his territory
This is how Pi indicates to Richard Parker that he is going to get on the lifeboat
Pi does this because he enjoys the sound of the whistle when he is feeding his pet
Pi does this to scare Richard Parker into submission and to hopefully make Richard Parker eat less
How long was Pi shipwrecked?
3 years
4 weeks
7 months
180 days
Adding to Pi’s problems are the physical issues that arise from his time at sea. What physical ailment does Pi endure?
Pi develops leprosy
Pi develops boils
Pi develops impetigo
Pi develops scabies
The cargo net that arrived with Orange Juice is not strong enough to use for capturing fish, but it proves useful in another way. How does Pi use the cargo net?
Pi uses the net to store his water pouches
Pi uses the net as a pillow when he sleeps
Pi uses the net as a lure
Pi uses the net to dry the fish he catches
What does Pi say about whether Richard Parker really wanted to kill him?
Pi says that if Richard Parker wanted to kill him, he would have
Pi says that Richard Parker is too weak to kill him
Pi says that Richard Parker is simply waiting to kill Pi at the right moment
Pi says that Richard Parker loves him, and therefore he doesn’t kill him
Other than being saved, what is Pi’s greatest wish?
Pi’s greatest wish is to see his family again
Pi’s greatest wish is to have a buffet of Indian food
Pi’s greatest wish is to have a girlfriend
Pi’s greatest wish is to have a book with a never-ending story
What is Pi’s motivation to clean up after Richard Parker after the tiger defecates?
Pi does not want Richard Parker getting sick
Pi does not want to get sick from Richard Parker’s poop
Pi cleans up after him as a means of psychological bullying and a display of dominance
Pi cleans up after Richard Parker because he likes to keep the lifeboat clean just like he used to do in his father’s zoo
When the biscuits are finished, what is Pi willing to eat?
Pi is only willing to eat whatever fish he can catch
Pi becomes so desperate that he will attempt to eat anything, even tiger poop
Pi goes on a hunger strike and decides to not eat once his rations are gone
Pi decides to attempt to eat the ropes on the lifeboat
What sorts of injuries does Richard Parker receive when he fights with the shark?
Richard Parker has scratched up paws and one paw was actually bitten by the shark
Richard Parker sustained no injuries from fighting a shark
Richard Parker loses an ear to the shark
Richard Parker loses the tip of his tail in his fight
Why is Pi so obsessed about catching as much water as possible when it rains?
Pi wants to get as much as the water as possible, so Richard Parker doesn’t get as much
Pi wants to be able to have enough water to bathe
Pi knows that freshwater is the most precious commodity and never knows if there will be more
Pi doesn’t really care about the water; he just wants to do something to keep himself busy
What happens to Pi’s raft that he built during a particularly bad storm?
The raft becomes untied and drifts out to sea
The raft is destroyed and now Pi must remain on the lifeboat full time
The raft is fine, but Pi decides that he is happier staying on the lifeboat since he has established dominance
The raft is badly damaged, but Pi easily repairs it
What type of bird is it that Pi manages to capture and eat as an alternative to fish?
An albatross
A Wilson petrel
A short-tailed shearwater
A masked booby
Why is Pi’s dream rag so important to him?
Pi cannot sleep without it
Pi uses this to lightly choke himself so he can hallucinate to pass the time
Pi loves his dream rag because he cries into it
Pi’s dream rag is what he uses to clean his fish in
What does Pi do with the wine bottle he has salvaged from the floating garbage?
Pi uses the bottle to magnify light and start a small fire
Pi drinks whatever liquid he can find in the bottle
Pi puts a note in the bottle and sends it back out to sea
Pi smashes the bottle and uses the glass as a knife
What finally marks the rock bottom of Pi’s suffering?
Pi can no longer able to defecate
Pi becomes blind
Pi can no longer remember his mother’s face
Pi completely gives up on God
What does this man try to do when he gets on Pi’s boat?
The man attempts to murder and eat Pi
The man tries to steal Pi’s boat
The man attempts to pet Richard Parker
The man tries to snatch his dream rag
How does Pi feel when Richard Parker kills the man?
He is happy to be rid of the man
He feels as if some part of him dies that never comes back to life
He is indifferent to the man and doesn’t think of him again
He feels lonely as he knows now that he is completely alone
Richard Parker has disposed of most of the human flesh from the other shipwrecked man. What does Pi do with the rest of the flesh?
Pi throws the dead man’s body overboard
Pi wears the man’s skin to protect himself from the sun
Pi uses some of the man’s flesh for bait and even eats some parts of the man
Pi covers his body as a sign of respect and has a small funeral for him
Why does Richard Parker continue killing animals, even after he is no longer hungry?
Richard Parker is a predator and enjoys killing
Richard Parker is annoyed by all of the meerkats
Richard Parker is trying to give food to Pi
Richard Parker is living by the principle of kill or be killed and hunts in order to survive
What sinister secret does the tree on the island hide?
The island is cannibalistic—it survives by consuming any creatures that land on it
The island is where the tooth fairy puts all teeth that she takes from children
The island is actually a graveyard
The island is simply a floating graveyard
Why does Pi start to cry once he is rescued?
Pi is overcome with happiness and this causes him to cry
Pi hasn’t eaten in so long that he can no longer regulate his emotions
Richard Parker leaves Pi and never even looks back
Pi sees his family again and realizes they all survived
Why have members of the Japanese Ministry of Transport come to interview Pi?
The officials want to be able to publish his story
The Japanese government is responsible for finding out why the boat sank since it was a Japanese ship
The Japanese Ministry of Transport really are concerned about where Richard Parker might be
The members of the Japanese ministry are just the first to make it to him
Why is Pi almost overjoyed to receive a cookie in the hospital?
After starving for so long, Pi is happy to receive any food
The Japanese officials give him his favorite cookie
Pi is just being polite; he is waiting for the men to leave so he can throw it away.
Pi plans on sharing his cookie with his family when he sees them again
When Mr. Okimoto doesn’t believe Pi’s story about Orange Juice and the bananas, what does Pi tell Mr. Okimoto to do?
Pi tells Mr. Okimoto that he really doesn’t care if he believes him or not
When Pi is accused of lying, he begins to weep
Pi tells Mr. Okimoto that he will see him in court when he sues the Japanese Ministry of Transport
Pi tells Mr. Okimoto to fill up his sink with water and place a banana in it to see if it sinks
In the alternative version of Pi’s story, who is the zebra?
There is no alternative version, it is a zebra
Pi is the zebra
A Chinese sailor is the zebra
A French cook is the zebra
In the alternative version of Pi’s story, who is the orangutan?
Pi is the orangutan
Pi’s mother is the orangutan
There is no alternative version, it is an orangutan
A Chinese sailor is the orangutan
In the alternative version of Pi’s story, who is the hyena?
A French cook is the hyena
There is no alternative version, it is a hyena
Pi is the hyena
Pi’s mother is the hyena
In the alternative version of Pi’s story, who is the tiger?
Pi is the tiger
A Chinese sailor is the tiger
Pi’s mother is the tiger
A French cook is the tiger
Why does Pi come up with the story about all the animals if Pi’s story with all the humans is closer to the truth?
Pi is trying to cope with what he went through, and this is how Pi is able to go on living despite murdering and witnessing murder
Pi really wants to be able to sell his book in order to make money and support his family in Canada
Pi wants to honor his father’s legacy of being a zookeeper by telling this story via the allegory of the people being animals instead
Pi’s story with the animal is the truth—people believing it is humans instead of animals are simply haters
