Life of Pi Study Guide

1. Who has the worst sea sickness?

• Ravi
• Richard Parker
• Pi
• Orange Juice

2. Where does Pi grow up?

• Munnar
• Zurich
• Toronto
• Pondicherry

3. How does Richard Parker get his name?

• He resembles a famous actor named Richard Parker.
• His zookeeper names him after himself.
• Pi names him after favorite teacher.
• A clerical error

4. What does Pi use as the base of his raft?

• Planks from the boat
• The tarpaulin
• Oars
• The zebra's bones

5. What does Pi consider to be his saving grace after the big storm?

• That the food stores survived
• That Richard Parker was subdued by the storm
• That the raft is undamaged
• That one whistle is not lost, so he can still control Richard Parker

6. What is Pi's first religion?

• Christianity
• Islam
• Buddhism
• Hinduism

7. What did Pi forget that made his ordeal easier?

• His family
• Time
• His past
• His religion

8. What bait does Pi use to fish the first time?

• Bits of chocolate
• Scraps from the hyena's carcass
• Biscuits
• His leather shoe

9. What was Pi grateful to Richard Parker for?

• He distracted him from the despair of being utterly alone and having lost his family.
• He provided warmth.
• He killed the dangerous hyena.
• His weight kept the boat steadier.

10. What does Pi have a hard time bringing himself to do?

• Kill the flying fish to use as bait
• Kill the first dorado he catches
• Eat the zebra once it's been killed
• Put the zebra out of its misery after the hyena tears its leg off