Life of Pi Quiz SAVVAS

Which is the best description of the narrator’s situation in the selection from Life of Pi?

• After a shipwreck, he is adrift at sea with a tiger named Richard Parker.

• After a shipwreck, he is responsible for rescuing a tiger named Richard Parker.

• He finds himself lost at sea on a fishing boat named the Richard Parker.

• He is fishing for dorados on a fishing boat named the Richard Parker.

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In the beginning of the selection from Life of Pi, why does the narrator want to fish?

• He is hungry for food.

• He needs something to do.

• He needs to feed the tiger.

• He wants to practice survival skills.

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In the selection from Life of Pi, how does the narrator catch his first flying fish?

• He uses a piece of leather sole as bait.

• He uses one of his shoelaces as bait.

• He pulls it in after it grabs his hook.

• He picks it up after it flies into the boat.

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In the selection from Life of Pi, why does the narrator have difficulty killing his first fish?

• The tiger has taken it from him.

• Its skin is turning different colors.

• He is a committed vegetarian.

• It escapes as soon as he lets go of it.

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In the selection from Life of Pi, what does the narrator say made killing the dorado easier than killing the flying fish?

• The flying fish is larger, so it is physically harder to fight and kill.

• The dorado is a predator, which he dislikes because he is a vegetarian.

• He has already killed one fish, so he believes that he has become used to killing.

• The dorado attacks him, so he views killing it as an act of self-defense.

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If an animal is predatory, which of the following must be true? Choose your answer based on the meaning of predatory.

• It eats dead animals that it finds.

• It kills animals for food.

• It is dangerous to humans.

• It forages for scraps.

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Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of irresolvable? Base your answer on the meaning of the word irresolvable.

• Sara found some tools and fixed the leak easily.

• After two days, Li finally solved the equation.

• Kim could not swim, but she had to leave the boat.

• Rafael left the bar of soap in the water, and it grew smaller.

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Which is the best definition of adversary as it is used in the following sentence?

The sailors’ biggest adversary was the wind.

• opponent or enemy

• friend or ally

• guide or indication

• puzzle or mystery

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In the selection from Life of Pi, how does the narrator view the tiger?

• with fear and admiration

• with fear alone

• with terror and loathing

• with fear and hatred

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In the selection from Life of Pi, how does the narrator feel after killing the flying fish?

• eager to eat the fish

• sad and guilty

• filled with courage

• proud of his success

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