Characters
Settings and Places
Symbols & Motifs
Plot Events
Survival & Themes
100

Who is the main protagonist of Life of Pi?

Who is Piscine Molitor Patel?

100

In what country does Pi grow up?

What is India?

100

What do Pi’s three religions symbolize?

 What is Pi’s quest for spiritual meaning and belief in multiple truths?

100

What causes Pi’s family to leave India?

What is political unrest and economic opportunity in Canada?

100

What is the most important survival skill Pi learns on the lifeboat?

What is rationing food and fresh water?

200

What is the name of the tiger stranded with Pi?


Who is Richard Parker?

200

What is the name of the ship that sinks?

What is the Tsimtsum?

200

What does the colour orange represent in Life of Pi?


What is survival and hope?

200

How does Pi end up alone in the lifeboat?


The crew members throw him in

200

How does Pi’s knowledge of animals help him survive?


What is understanding animal behavior and dominance?

300

What role does Pi’s father play in the story? 

What is the owner of a zoo and Pi’s mentor in survival?

300

Which religious locations does Pi visit in Indian?


What are a Hindu temple, a church, and a mosque?

300

What does the lifeboat symbolize?


What is Pi’s journey of survival and self-discovery?

300

What animals initially survive the shipwreck with Pi?


What are a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena, and a tiger?

300

What theme does Pi’s struggle with Richard Parker highlight?


What is the coexistence of civilization and savagery?

400

Who is the character that teaches Pi about Islam?


Who is Mr. Kumar (the Muslim baker)?

400

Where does Pi’s lifeboat journey begin?


What is the Pacific Ocean?

400

What does Pi’s name symbolize?

What is the mathematical concept of pi, representing infinite possibilities?

400

What does Pi do to establish dominance over Richard Parker?


What is marking his territory and using a whistle to train him?

400

What does Pi’s faith in multiple religions suggest about belief?

What is the idea that all religions contain universal truths?

500

What significance does the second Mr. Kumar (1) have in Pi’s life?

Who is Pi’s biology teacher and an atheist who inspires his love for zoology?

500

What is the first major challenge Pi faces after the shipwreck?

Answer: What is surviving alongside dangerous animals?

500

What does Richard Parker symbolize?


What is Pi’s primal survival instinct?

500

What unusual food source does Pi resort to at sea?


What is eating turtle blood and fish?

500

How does Pi’s experience on the lifeboat test his physical and mental endurance?

What is Pi’s ability to adapt, train Richard Parker, and maintain hope in extreme conditions?

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