Life of Pi

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is an example of a paradox in Life of Pi?

A) The contrast between Pi’s religious beliefs and his ability to kill for survival

B) Pi’s fear of the ocean and his desire to explore its vastness

C) Pi’s simultaneous desire to protect himself and keep the tiger alive

D) Pi’s use of animals to support his philosophy in religious studies

2. Who are implied to be the most dangerous animals in the zoo, according to Pi’s father?

A) Tigers

B) Humans

C) Hyenas

D) Orangutans

3. Who is the fictional author in the novel likely based on?

A) Yann Martel

B) Francis Adirubasamy

C) Moacyr Scliar

D) Piscine Deligny

4. Which of the following best describes why the narrator’s credibility is questionable?

A) Pi’s stories contain vague details and incoherent actions.

B) Pi’s journey is fraught with hallucinations, intentional asphyxiation, and trauma.

C) Pi, even when interviewed years later, appears to be experiencing a psychological crisis.

D) Pi boasts excessively about the power of his language to capture reality.

5. Which statement best describes Pi’s reflection on religion and its connection to zoos?

A) Like religion, zoos provide generally good places for creatures to be.

B) Both are artificial constructs that limit the true nature of living things.

C) Zoos and religion are both places the creatures desire to escape.

D) Zoos and religion both bring much-needed order to a chaotic world.