Life of Pi Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Why do Japanese officials interview Pi after his rescue?
They are deciding whether he may immigrate to Canada
They want to determine whether Richard Parker can be recovered
They are investigating the sinking of the Japanese-owned Tsimtsum
They are collecting evidence about the algae island’s location
2. After leaving the algae island and returning to sea, where does Pi’s lifeboat finally reach land?
The coast of Mexico
A beach in southern India
The Hawaiian Islands
The western coast of Canada
3. When the officials cannot prove either version of Pi’s ordeal, how do they respond to his request that they choose a story?
They reject both accounts as unusable for their report
They accept the human account because every detail can be verified
They postpone their decision until the shipwreck is recovered
They choose the story with the animals as the better story
4. Pi initially experiences the algae island as a refuge. Which discovery most clearly shows that it becomes dangerous after dark?
The freshwater disappears with each evening tide
The island’s algae becomes acidic and the pools digest trapped sea life
The meerkats organize themselves to attack large animals at night
Volcanic vents release poisonous smoke from beneath the trees
5. Which set names the four animals that share the lifeboat with Pi during the early aftermath of the sinking?
A horse, a hyena, an orangutan, and a leopard
A zebra, a jackal, a chimpanzee, and a Bengal tiger
A zebra, a hyena, an orangutan, and a Bengal tiger
A zebra, a wild dog, a baboon, and a Bengal tiger
6. In Pi’s second account of the disaster, the hyena from the animal story most closely corresponds to which person?
Pi’s mother
The injured sailor
Pi himself
The ship’s cook
7. Why does Piscine begin calling himself “Pi” at school?
He wants a name that reflects his interest in mathematics
His teachers repeatedly shorten his name by mistake
His brother dares him to adopt a new identity
He wants to stop classmates from twisting Piscine into an insulting nickname
8. Before Richard Parker becomes the only other surviving occupant, which sequence best matches the violence among the lifeboat animals?
The zebra kills the hyena, and the orangutan later dies from its wounds
The hyena kills the zebra and Orange Juice, then Richard Parker kills the hyena
Orange Juice kills the hyena, then Richard Parker kills the injured zebra
Richard Parker kills Orange Juice first, causing the hyena to attack him
9. In which Indian city does Pi Patel grow up?
Mumbai
Pondicherry
Kolkata
Chennai
10. Richard Parker begins treating part of the lifeboat as his territory. Which response most closely matches Pi’s strategy in the novel?
He stays completely silent so the tiger will eventually forget his presence
He uses a whistle, the tiger’s seasickness, and repeated displays to establish boundaries
He feeds the tiger only plants to reduce its predatory instincts
He removes the tarpaulin and gives the tiger unrestricted access to the raft
11. Pi’s full first name, Piscine Molitor, comes from what?
A swimming pool in Paris admired by a family friend
A scientific name his father encountered at the zoo
The name of a French explorer who visited India
A hotel where his parents spent their honeymoon
12. What hidden object finally convinces Pi that the apparently fruit-bearing tree reveals a deadly truth about the island?
A sailor’s compass
A tiger’s claw
A human tooth wrapped within layers of leaves
A human tooth
13. While inspecting the lifeboat supplies, Pi finds cone-shaped devices designed to turn seawater into drinkable water. What are they?
Rain catchers
Hand-operated desalination pumps
Solar stills
Condensation flares
14. What is the name of the cargo ship carrying Pi’s family and their animals across the Pacific?
Tsimtsum
Botecito
Panamanian
Cité de Lumière
15. Which three religious traditions does Pi actively embrace while living in India?
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity
Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam
Hinduism, Jainism, and Islam
Islam, Sikhism, and Christianity
16. Where is Pi’s family planning to build a new life when it leaves India?
France
Japan
Mexico
Canada