Symbolism
Characters
Summary
Religion
100

What does Piscine's nickname symbolize?

Pi

100

What was the tigers name?

Richard Parker

100

What does Pi discover under the tarpaulin in Richard Parker's den?

A locker of supplies

100

How many religions did Pi practice?

3

200

What does the lifeboat symbolize? 

Safety

200

How old is Pi when he is on the life boat?

16

200

Pi’s father teaches him and his brother, Ravi, a lesson about wild animals by......

Feeding a wild goat to a tiger

200

What religion is Pi born into?

Hinduism

300

What do the animals on the lifeboat symbolize?

Human traits

300

Name 3 animals that were on the boat.

...

300

Which country is the author's novel originally going to be about?

Portugal

400

What does the hyena symbolize?

Evil

400

What does Mamaji mean?

Respected Uncle

500

What does the color orange symbolize? 

Hope

500

What is the name of Pi's father?

Santosh Patel

500

Pi describes the sound of the ship sinking as

a metallic burp

500

What book does Pi's mother give Pi to distract him from his religious ideas?

Robinson Crusoe

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