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1. "Sometimes I got my majors mixed up. A number of my fellow religious-studies students - muddled agonistics who didn't know which way was up, who were in the thrall of reason, that fool's gold for the bright - reminded me of the three-toed sloth; and the three-toed sloth, such a beautiful example of the miracle of life, reminded me of God."
What were the two majors that Pi took while he studied in the University of Toronto?
2. "I was named after a ___. Quite peculiar considering my parents never took to water." "But no ___ in Mamaji's eyes matched the glory of Piscine Molitor. It was the crowning aquatic glory of Paris indeed, of the entire civilized world. It was a ___ the gods would have delighted to swim in."
The protagonist of the novel, Pi, or his full name, Piscine Molitor Patel, was named after which of the following structures?
3. "To me, it was paradise on earth. I have nothing but the fondest memories of growing up in a ___. I lived the life of a prince. What maharaja's son had such vast, luxuriant grounds to play about? What palace had such a menagerie?"
Pi's father operated which of the following places in Pondicherry, India?
4. "The priest said in his pride voice, "Piscine is a good Christian boy. I hope to see him join our choir soon." My parents, the pandit and the imam looked surprised.
"You must be mistaken. He's a good Muslim boy. He comes without fail to Friday's prayer, and his knowledge of the Holy Qu'ran is coming along nicely." So said the imam. My parents, the priest and the pandit looked incredulous.
The pandit spoke. "You're both wrong. He's a good Hindu boy. I see him all the time at the temple coming for darshan and performing puja." My parents, the imam and the priest looked astounded."
Pi's parents were surprised to find out that their son practiced all three religions. They wanted him to choose only one. Which religion(s) did Pi choose in the end?
5. "Why do people move? What makes them uproot and leave everything they've known for a great unknown beyond the horizon? Why climb this Mount Everest of formalities that makes you feel like a beggar? Why enter this jungle of foreignness where everything is new, strange and difficult? The answer is the same the world over: people move in the hope of a better life."
Pi's father informed him that their family would move to another country. Which country was it?
6. "Father said, "We would sail like Columbus!" "He was hoping to find India," I pointed out sullenly."
What was the name of the Japanese cargo ship that would bring the family members to their destination?
7. "Jesus, Muhammad, Mary and Vishnu, how good to see you, Richard Parker! Don't give up, please. Come to the lifeboat."
What animal was Richard Parker?
8. "I imagined Ravi would greet me first with a tease. "What's this?" he would say. "You find yourself a great big lifeboat and you fill it with animals? You think you're Noah or something?"
Which of the following was NOT one of the animals on Pi's lifeboat?
9. "The injunction not to drink urine was quite unnecessary. No one called "Pissing" in his childhood would be caught dead with a cup of pee at his lips, even alone in a lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific."
Pi found some useful survival tips on a manual. According to the manual, the blood of which sea creature provided a nutritious and salt-free drink?
10. "My greatest wish - other than salvation, was to have a book. A book with a never-ending story. One I could read again and again, with new eyes and fresh understanding each time."
Pi longed for a book while spending his days on the lifeboat. It reminded him of a book that he first came upon in a hotel room in Canada. Which book was it?
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