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Life of Pi
By Rhonda Gray
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Question 1
1.
Which is the best description of the narrator’s situation?
He is fishing for dorados on a fishing boat named
the Richard Parker.
After a shipwreck, he is responsible for rescuing a tiger named Richard Parker.
After a shipwreck, he is adrift at sea with a tiger named Richard Parker.
He finds himself lost at sea on a fishing boat named
the Richard Parker.
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Question 2
2.
Why does the narrator want to fish?
He needs to feed the tiger.
He is hungry for food.
He needs something to do.
He wants to practice survival skills.
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Question 3
3.
Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of
irresolvable
? Base your answer on the meaning of the word
irresolvable
.
Sara found some tools and fixed the leak easily.
Kim had to leave the boat, but she could not swim.
Rafael left the soap in the water, and it grew smaller.
After two days, Li finally solved the equation.
Question 4
4.
How does the narrator catch his first flying fish?
He uses a piece of leather sole as bait.
He uses one of his shoelaces as bait.
He picks it up after it flies into the boat.
He pulls it in after it grabs his hook.
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Question 5
5.
What qualities make Pi a complex character? Explain.
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Question 6
6.
Why does the narrator have difficulty killing his first fish?
The tiger has taken it from him.
It escapes as soon as he lets go of it.
He is a committed vegetarian.
Its skin is turning different colors.
Question 7
7.
If an animal is
predatory
, which of the following must be true?
Choose your answer based on the meaning of
predatory.
It eats dead animals that it finds.
It forages for scraps.
It is dangerous to humans.
It kills animals for food.
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Question 8
8.
How Richard Parker a foil for Pi? Explain your answer.
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Question 9
9.
Which is the best definition of
adversary
as it is used in the following sentence?
The sailors’ biggest
adversary
was the wind.
opponent or enemy
guide or indication
puzzle or mystery
friend or ally
Question 10
10.
What does the narrator say made killing the dorado easier than killing the flying fish?
The dorado is a predator, which he dislikes because he is a vegetarian.
He has already killed one fish, so he believes that he has become used to killing.
The flying fish is larger, so it is physically harder to fight and kill.
The dorado attacks him, so he views killing it as an act of self-defense.
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Question 11
11.
How does the narrator view the tiger?
with fear and admiration
with terror and loathing
with fear and hatred
with fear alone
Question 12
12.
Which quotations from Life of Pi best support the answer to Part A? Choose two options
Actually, it was not so much the [tiger’s] speed that was impressive as the pure animal confidence, the total absorption in the moment.
I turned with the half-hearted, half-abandoned hope that I could jump onto the raft before he could jump onto me.
He raised himself and went about blocking, swiping and biting all the fish he could.
He turned to me again. “Where’s my treat?” his face seemed to inquire.
Question 13
13.
How does the narrator feel after killing the flying fish?
eager to eat the fish
sad and guilty
filled with courage
proud of his success
Question 14
14.
Which quotation from Life of Pi best supports the answer to Part A in question 13?
The flying fish was dead. It was split open and bloody on one side of its head, at the level of the gills.
After that, it was easier. Now that it was dead, the flying fish looked like fish I had seen in the markets of Pondicherry.
I wept heartily over this poor little deceased soul. It was the first sentient being I had ever killed
In the dying hours of the day I tried fishing again.
