They were leaving India for Canada to escape political turmoil
100
Which of the following animals never came onto the lifeboat? A. an orangutan B. a zebra C. an antelope D. a hyena
C. an antelope
100
What was lost during the storm?
The raft Pi made.
100
What does Pi eat on the island?
Algae
100
Where did Pi's boat finally hit land?
Mexico
200
Who died on the sinking of the Tsitsum?
Pi's family, the crew, and the majority of the animals from the zoo
200
What was wrong with the zebra's leg?
It broke it when it was jumping onto the life boat
200
Who came on Pi's boat, unknowing of Richard Parker?
The blind canable
200
What was the only animal that inhabited the island?
Meerkats
200
Why does Pi cry?
He is sad Richard Parker left him.
300
How did Pi end up on the life boat?
The crew threw him overboard
300
How did the Hyena die?
Richard Parker ate it.
300
Describe what happens when Richard Parker gets in a fight with a shark.
The shark looses, Richard Parker's left paw is bitten
300
What did Pi find in the "fruit"?
a tooth
300
What does Richard Parker do when he leaves Pi?
Stares into the forest, never turns back to leave.
400
Prior to Pi leaving India on the Tsitsum, what three religions does Pi claim to have?
Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam
400
Who Pi say that Orange Juice missed?
Her babies
400
The zebra, hyena, Orange Juice, Richard Parker, and Pi learning to deal with each other on the life boat may be the author's way of telling us what message?
Learn to co-exist. Be together, not the same.
400
Why did Pi know he had to leave the Island?
He saw the dead fish and teeth. (It was carnivorous).
400
What does Pi wish he could have said to Richard Parker?
You are my friend; thank you; goodbye
500
What did Pi call the sound that the ship made, when he compared the sinking boat to the ocean eating the boat?
A metallic burp
500
What does Pi use to train Richard Parker?
an orange whistle
500
How many total days was Pi lost?
227 days
500
What does all freshwater and vegetation become at night?
acid
500
Who does Pi end the section by thanking?
The poor people who gave him clothes and food, the doctors and nurses that attended to him, the Mexican and Canadian officials who helped him get into a foster home, from which he was able to attend college.