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La Vida de 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.
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Question 2
2.
Why does the narrator want to fish?
He needs to feed the tiger.
He wants to practice survival skills.
He is hungry for food.
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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
.
Kim had to leave the boat, but she could not swim.
After two days, Li finally solved the equation.
Rafael left the soap in the water, and it grew smaller.
Question 4
4.
How does the narrator catch his first flying fish?
He uses a piece of leather sole 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.
Why does the narrator have difficulty killing his first fish?
He is a committed vegetarian.
It escapes as soon as he lets go of it.
Its skin is turning different colors.
Question 6
6.
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 kills animals for food.
It is dangerous to humans.
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Question 7
7.
Is Richard Parker a foil for Pi? Explain your answer.
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Question 8
8.
Which is the best definition of
adversary
as it is used in the following sentence?
The sailors’ biggest
adversary
was the wind.
guide or indication
puzzle or mystery
opponent or enemy
Question 9
9.
What does the narrator say made killing the dorado easier than killing the flying fish?
He has already killed one fish, so he believes that he has become used to killing.
The dorado attacks him, so he views killing it as an act of self-defense.
The dorado is a predator, which he dislikes because he is a vegetarian.
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Question 10
10.
How does the narrator view the tiger?
with fear and hatred
with fear and admiration
with fear alone
Question 11
11.
Which quotations from Life of Pi best support the answer to Part A? Choose two options
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.
Actually, it was not so much the [tiger’s] speed that was impressive as the pure animal confidence, the total absorption in the moment.
He turned to me again. “Where’s my treat?” his face seemed to inquire.
Question 12
12.
How does the narrator feel after killing the flying fish?
filled with courage
eager to eat the fish
sad and guilty
Question 13
13.
Which quotation from Life of Pi best supports the answer to Part A in question 11?
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.
After that, it was easier. Now that it was dead, the flying fish looked like fish I had seen in the markets of Pondicherry.
