Life of Pi Chapter Questions
Life of Pi Chapter Questions
Author’s Note
Who do you think is writing the author’s note? Is this part of the fiction of Life of Pi, or separate from the story?
PART ONE
Chapter 1
What does the sloth symbolize to Pi?
Chapter 2
Why do you think the author interrupts the story with this chapter?
Chapter 3
Why is Pi named after the Piscine Molitor?
Chapter 4
Pi states that the common believe that animals in the zoos are unhappy is “nonsense” (16). What response does he give to prove the contrary?
Chapter 5
What was Pi’s plan for his first day at school Petit Seminaire?
Chapter 6
Why do you think Pi has “a reserve of food to last the siege of Leningrad”?
Chapter 7
What is the difference between atheists and agnostics? Why does Pi feel that atheists have faith? Why does he dislike agnostics?
Chapter 8
What does “Animalus anthropomorphicus” mean? And why is it so dangerous?
Chapter 9
Explain why Pi’s father was a good zookeeper.
Chapter 10
In Pi’s opinion, why did zoo animals seek to escape?
Chapter 11
What point did Pi try to illustrate with the story of the leopard?
Chapter 12
How was tension and suspense created in this chapter?
Chapter 13
Why is a super-alpha male? What is the difference between an alpha and a beta? Why is this important to a lion trainer? Explain.
Chapter 14
Which animals do lion trainers choose to have in their performance? Why?
Chapter 15
What were the different religious artifacts found in Pi’s home? What does this suggest about his character?
Chapter 16
What did Pi mean when he said, “But we should not cling! A plague upon fundamentalists and literalists”?
Chapter 17
This chapter dealt with the essence of Christianity. What do you think Pi appreciated the most about eh Christian faith?
Chapter 18
What new religion did Pi discover? What did he compare it to?
Chapter 19
What did Pi like about the Islam religion? Why?
Chapter 20
Recount Pi’s meeting with
Author’s Note
Who do you think is writing the author’s note? Is this part of the fiction of Life of Pi, or separate from the story?
PART ONE
Chapter 1
What does the sloth symbolize to Pi?
Chapter 2
Why do you think the author interrupts the story with this chapter?
Chapter 3
Why is Pi named after the Piscine Molitor?
Chapter 4
Pi states that the common believe that animals in the zoos are unhappy is “nonsense” (16). What response does he give to prove the contrary?
Chapter 5
What was Pi’s plan for his first day at school Petit Seminaire?
Chapter 6
Why do you think Pi has “a reserve of food to last the siege of Leningrad”?
Chapter 7
What is the difference between atheists and agnostics? Why does Pi feel that atheists have faith? Why does he dislike agnostics?
Chapter 8
What does “Animalus anthropomorphicus” mean? And why is it so dangerous?
Chapter 9
Explain why Pi’s father was a good zookeeper.
Chapter 10
In Pi’s opinion, why did zoo animals seek to escape?
Chapter 11
What point did Pi try to illustrate with the story of the leopard?
Chapter 12
How was tension and suspense created in this chapter?
Chapter 13
Why is a super-alpha male? What is the difference between an alpha and a beta? Why is this important to a lion trainer? Explain.
Chapter 14
Which animals do lion trainers choose to have in their performance? Why?
Chapter 15
What were the different religious artifacts found in Pi’s home? What does this suggest about his character?
Chapter 16
What did Pi mean when he said, “But we should not cling! A plague upon fundamentalists and literalists”?
Chapter 17
This chapter dealt with the essence of Christianity. What do you think Pi appreciated the most about eh Christian faith?
Chapter 18
What new religion did Pi discover? What did he compare it to?
Chapter 19
What did Pi like about the Islam religion? Why?
Chapter 20
Recount Pi’s meeting with