LIFE OF PI PART 2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Was there an alarm in the Tsimtsum? - ANS Nope
Why does Pi get back on the life raft? - ANS There is a shark in the water
How many days was the ship out before it sank? - ANS Four
What "stupid" mistake did Pi make? - ANS He didn't retrieve bananas that had fallen
overboard
How many days did Pi have of food rations? Water rations? - ANS Food: 93 days
Water: 124 days
On the first day in the life boat, what did Pi do? - ANS He searched for other survivors
At first, what did Pi do with turtles that swam by the boat? - ANS He told it to go tell a ship of
his predicament
What was the last thing Pi saw of the Tsimtsum? - ANS A filament of oil on the surface of the
water
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, Why is Orange Juice named so? - ANS She tended to drool
Why does the hyena abstain from killing the zebra quicker? - ANS The hyena doesn't want to
take the greater beasts food.
In what animals does Pi like to read human traits? - ANS Apes and monkeys
When the zebra was being eaten alive, what did it do? - ANS Snorted blood overboard,
attracting sharks
Why/How is Orange Juice killed by the hyena? - ANS She didn't know how to kill and was
beheaded by the hyena
How was Richard Parker named?
What was he originally named? - ANS A clerical error
Thirsty
Where is Richard Parker from? - ANS The Khulna district of Bangladesh
What does Pi compare his thirst to? - ANS That of Jesus just before His crucifiction
What saved Pi from the hyena? - ANS The presence of Richard Parker
What words were printed on the sides of the life boat? - ANS Tsintsum and Panama
What color was the boat? - ANS Orange - a Hindu color
Where were the emergency biscuits from? - ANS Bergen, Norway
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Was there an alarm in the Tsimtsum? - ANS Nope
Why does Pi get back on the life raft? - ANS There is a shark in the water
How many days was the ship out before it sank? - ANS Four
What "stupid" mistake did Pi make? - ANS He didn't retrieve bananas that had fallen
overboard
How many days did Pi have of food rations? Water rations? - ANS Food: 93 days
Water: 124 days
On the first day in the life boat, what did Pi do? - ANS He searched for other survivors
At first, what did Pi do with turtles that swam by the boat? - ANS He told it to go tell a ship of
his predicament
What was the last thing Pi saw of the Tsimtsum? - ANS A filament of oil on the surface of the
water
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, Why is Orange Juice named so? - ANS She tended to drool
Why does the hyena abstain from killing the zebra quicker? - ANS The hyena doesn't want to
take the greater beasts food.
In what animals does Pi like to read human traits? - ANS Apes and monkeys
When the zebra was being eaten alive, what did it do? - ANS Snorted blood overboard,
attracting sharks
Why/How is Orange Juice killed by the hyena? - ANS She didn't know how to kill and was
beheaded by the hyena
How was Richard Parker named?
What was he originally named? - ANS A clerical error
Thirsty
Where is Richard Parker from? - ANS The Khulna district of Bangladesh
What does Pi compare his thirst to? - ANS That of Jesus just before His crucifiction
What saved Pi from the hyena? - ANS The presence of Richard Parker
What words were printed on the sides of the life boat? - ANS Tsintsum and Panama
What color was the boat? - ANS Orange - a Hindu color
Where were the emergency biscuits from? - ANS Bergen, Norway
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