Part One
Who is narrating the italicized chapters?
The fictionalized author
While at Pi's house in Toronto, who does the author meet?
What are 2 things that Pi ate while out at sea?
Fish, algae, sea turtle, biscuits, etc.
What does the Algae Island represent in "Life of Pi"?
Becoming too comfortable with the status quo. I will accept alternative responses.
Where did Pi's lifeboat come ashore?
Mexico
Who are Mr. Kumar and Mr. Kumar?
Early role models for Pi - an atheist biology teacher and a Muslim mentor
Who dies when the Tsimtsum goes down?
Everyone except Pi
How does Pi feel when he first kills a fish?
Full of sorrow and thankful to God.
What does Pi's father do to show him the danger of wild animals?
Shows Pi a tiger that kills a goat.
When the Ministry of Transport officers come to interview Pi, he continues to ask them for cookies, even though he has apparently hidden several of them in his bed. Why does Pi do this?
He has grown accustomed to saving as much food as possible when he can.
What is the most dangerous animal in the zoo?
Man
How did Richard Parker get his name?
A clerical error that switched the hunter's name with the tiger's.
Why did the sailors throw Pi overboard?
To use him as bait to get the hyena off of the lifeboat.
At the end of the novel, what animal represents Pi's mother?
Orangutan
What caused the Tsimsum to sink?
It is still unknown.
Why does Pi not see anything wrong with practicing three different religions at the same time?
How did the strange man that Pi encountered while out at sea die?
Eaten by Richard Parker
What aspect of the other shipwrecked man made Pi realize that he wasn't talking to Richard Parker?
He had a French accent.
What was Piscine named after?
A swimming pool in Paris
Why might Pi make up the story about being shipwrecked with the animals?
To try to hide his trauma.
Who tells the author the summarized version of Pi's story while in India?
Francis Adirubasamy (AKA Mamaji)
What are all the animals Pi shares the lifeboat with over the course of the novel? This does not include any sea animals.
Tiger, hyena, zebra, and an orangutan
Why does Pi decide to leave the Algae island?
He doesn't want to die there and he wants to attempt to see another human before he dies.
What could Richard Parker possibly symbolize?
The violent, savage side everyone has inside of them when civilization disappears.
Where did they end up finding Richard Parker at the end of the novel?
Nowhere... because he's a tiger. Sleek, smooth, and smart.