Life of Pi - Part 1, Chapters 22-32 Quiz

What does Pi describe in Chapter 24?

Question Answer Choices How his parents encouraged his religious exploration. How he met his religious teachers. How he decided to follow a single faith. How Ravi teased Pi for his attempt to follow multiple faiths.

Why does Mr. Patel decide to move the family to Canada?

Question Answer Choices To escape religious persecution. Because of a job offer in Canada. Due to political upheaval in India. To seek better educational opportunities for Pi.

What happens when Pi's religious teachers meet him and his family in Chapter 23?

Question Answer Choices They decided to teach Pi together. They agreed that Pi should follow all their faiths. They ignored Pi and talked among themselves. They had a nasty argument over which faith he followed and which was better.

What does Pi explain in Chapter 32?

Question Answer Choices Evolution. Metamorphosis. Zoomorphism. Photosynthesis.

What is the significance of Pi's baptism described in Chapter 28?

Question Answer Choices It marks the beginning of Pi's journey to Canada. It indicates that religion and water are linked for him and that both are refreshing and life-giving. It shows that Pi rejects his previous beliefs. It symbolizes Pi's acceptance of a new faith.

What does Pi's family eventually come to with his faith in Chapters 26 and 27?

Question Answer Choices A sense of confusion. A kind of truce. A deep understanding. A complete rejection.

What do the two Mr. Kumars feed at the zoo?

Question Answer Choices A lion. A tiger. A zebra. A giraffe.

What does the author realize when he meets Pi's wife in Chapter 30?

Question Answer Choices Pi has returned to India. Pi is still searching for meaning. Pi has become a religious leader. Pi is no longer alone and has formed a new family.

What does Chapter 22 suggest about atheists and agnostics?

Question Answer Choices Neither can ever understand faith. The agnostic is closer to faith than the atheist. Both are equally distant from faith. The atheist is closer to faith than the agnostic.

What does Chapter 31 show about the two Mr. Kumars' worldviews?

Question Answer Choices They are completely opposed and incompatible. They are both indifferent to the animals. They both reject the concept of wonder. They have underlying similarities despite one being pure faith and the other pure reason.