Question
How does Martel use humor to show the difference between running a hotel and running a zoo?
(3 points)
Responses
By describing the animals’ colors and sounds in great detail
By describing the animals’ colors and sounds in great detail
By exaggerating the animals’ “unruly” behavior and comparing them to difficult hotel guests
By exaggerating the animals’ “unruly” behavior and comparing them to difficult hotel guests
By listing the staff members and their duties
By listing the staff members and their duties
By focusing on Pi’s childhood enjoyment of the zoo
By focusing on Pi’s childhood enjoyment of the zoo
Question 2
What is the purpose of Martel describing the morning behaviors of the animals in detail?(4 points)
Responses
To argue that animals are better behaved than humans
To argue that animals are better behaved than humans
To show that Pi wakes up very early every day
To show that Pi wakes up very early every day
To create a vivid sensory experience that emphasizes the wonder of childhood
To create a vivid sensory experience that emphasizes the wonder of childhood
To explain the zoo’s feeding schedule
To explain the zoo’s feeding schedule
Question 3
Which of the following best contrasts Pi’s experience with that of his father?(4 points)
Responses
Pi focuses on the exotic beauty of animals; his father focuses on the challenges of managing them.
Pi focuses on the exotic beauty of animals; his father focuses on the challenges of managing them.
Pi sleeps late; his father wakes up early.
Pi sleeps late; his father wakes up early.
Pi enjoys feeding the animals; his father ignores them.
Pi enjoys feeding the animals; his father ignores them.
Pi studies animals scientifically; his father dislikes them.
Pi studies animals scientifically; his father dislikes them.
Question 4
Which choice best shows the effect of telling the story from Pi’s perspective rather than his father’s?
(4 points)
Responses
The narrative emphasizes management challenges rather than joy.
The narrative emphasizes management challenges rather than joy.
The story becomes less detailed and more abstract.
The story becomes less detailed and more abstract.
The narrative emphasizes excitement, discovery, and sensory richness.
The narrative emphasizes excitement, discovery, and sensory richness.
The story focuses on financial and operational concerns.
(3 points)
Responses
By describing the animals’ colors and sounds in great detail
By describing the animals’ colors and sounds in great detail
By exaggerating the animals’ “unruly” behavior and comparing them to difficult hotel guests
By exaggerating the animals’ “unruly” behavior and comparing them to difficult hotel guests
By listing the staff members and their duties
By listing the staff members and their duties
By focusing on Pi’s childhood enjoyment of the zoo
By focusing on Pi’s childhood enjoyment of the zoo
Question 2
What is the purpose of Martel describing the morning behaviors of the animals in detail?(4 points)
Responses
To argue that animals are better behaved than humans
To argue that animals are better behaved than humans
To show that Pi wakes up very early every day
To show that Pi wakes up very early every day
To create a vivid sensory experience that emphasizes the wonder of childhood
To create a vivid sensory experience that emphasizes the wonder of childhood
To explain the zoo’s feeding schedule
To explain the zoo’s feeding schedule
Question 3
Which of the following best contrasts Pi’s experience with that of his father?(4 points)
Responses
Pi focuses on the exotic beauty of animals; his father focuses on the challenges of managing them.
Pi focuses on the exotic beauty of animals; his father focuses on the challenges of managing them.
Pi sleeps late; his father wakes up early.
Pi sleeps late; his father wakes up early.
Pi enjoys feeding the animals; his father ignores them.
Pi enjoys feeding the animals; his father ignores them.
Pi studies animals scientifically; his father dislikes them.
Pi studies animals scientifically; his father dislikes them.
Question 4
Which choice best shows the effect of telling the story from Pi’s perspective rather than his father’s?
(4 points)
Responses
The narrative emphasizes management challenges rather than joy.
The narrative emphasizes management challenges rather than joy.
The story becomes less detailed and more abstract.
The story becomes less detailed and more abstract.
The narrative emphasizes excitement, discovery, and sensory richness.
The narrative emphasizes excitement, discovery, and sensory richness.
The story focuses on financial and operational concerns.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Q1: By exaggerating the animals’ “unruly” behavior and comparing them to difficult hotel guests.
Q2: To create a vivid sensory experience that emphasizes the wonder of childhood.
Q3: Pi focuses on the exotic beauty of animals; his father focuses on the challenges of managing them.
Q4: The narrative emphasizes excitement, discovery, and sensory richness.
Q2: To create a vivid sensory experience that emphasizes the wonder of childhood.
Q3: Pi focuses on the exotic beauty of animals; his father focuses on the challenges of managing them.
Q4: The narrative emphasizes excitement, discovery, and sensory richness.