| A | B |
| Where do the Mexican villagers take Pi? | hospital |
| Who interviews Pi about his time at sea? | two officials from the Japanese Ministry of Transport |
| What do they want to learn from Pi? | the fate of the doomed ship |
| Why does Pi replace the animals in his story with humans? | The men are skeptical about his story |
| Who replaces the hyena? | a ravenous cook |
| Who replaces the zebra? | a sailor |
| Who replaces the orangatang? | his mother |
| Which story do the men believe is far likelier? | the second |
| What do the men commend Pi for in their final report? | living so long with an adult tiger |