CHARACTERS
What is Pi named after?
He was named after a swimming pool.
Which animal did Pi talk about in the first chapter?
Sloth
Who is Lakshmi?
Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth.
What is a theme?
The theme of a story is the underlying message that is usually universal, and is known as the "big idea".
True or false: Pi can speak Spanish.
False
What is Pi's first name?
Piscine
Why did Pi choose the three-toed sloth as his zoology thesis?
Pi chose it because of its "calm, quiet, and introspective" demeanor.
Due to people thinking Pi's surname was P. Singh, they deemed him a Sikh and wondered why he wasn't wearing a...
Turban
Name one theme that's been evident through chapters 1-5.
Religion, freedom, bullying, philosophy
In chapter 1, Pi says that blood tests show that he was one of the two: diabetic or anemic. Which one is it?
Name one thing Pi misses about India.
The food, the house lizards on the walls, the musicals on the silver screen, the cows wandering the streets, the crows cawing, the talk of cricket matches.
Name another animal other than the sloth that Pi mentions.
Cows, crows, monkeys, birds (pink flamingoes/black swam/doves/parakeets), elephants, seals, big cats, bears, baboons, deer, llamas, giraffes, mongooses, lion, cheetAHHHHH
A number of Pi's religious-studies students were...
Agnostic
Name another theme shown through the first 5 chapters so far.
Religion, freedom, bullying, philosophy
In chapter 1, Pi talks about the two majors he'd studied. Name one.
Religious studies
What's the name of Pi's brother?
Ravi
The three-toed sloth reminded Pi of who?
God
When Pi says, "Certain illusions about freedom plague them both", what two things is he referring to?
Zoos and religion.
What is the second major Pi mentions he'd studied?
Zoology
Whom does Pi call Mamaji?
His family friend, Francis Adirubasamy.
Pi says that misinformed people think animals in the wild are "happy", because they are:
"Free". Pi says that wild animals aren't necessarily free because people hunt and capture them.
From reading ch. 1-5, what can we assume Pi to be a follower of (religion-wise)?
Hinduism
In the Indian restaurant, why does the waiter ask Pi, "Fresh off the boat, are you?"
The waiter assumes Pi has come straight out of India, because it's a custom to use their hands when eating.