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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Notebook, En Route to the Bagne.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Papillon is placed in a jail in Caen while awaiting transfer to the prison in which country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Finland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

2. Why does Papillon reject the idea of an appeal?
(a) He does not have the money for a good lawyer.
(b) He knows he is guilty.
(c) He will try to escape regardless of the sentence.
(d) He knows people in the city are already turned against him.

3. What is Papillon's sentence?
(a) Five years of hard labor.
(b) Life in prison with ZSSSSSSSSSShard labor.
(c) Twenty years to life.
(d) Death.

4. For what crime is Papillon on trial?
(a) Fraud.
(b) Robbery.
(c) Murder.
(d) Kidnapping.

5. In what year does the story begin?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1956.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the men in the Caen jail not allowed to do all day?

2. What does Galgani ask Papillon to do for him?

3. What is the reason for gunfire in the middle of the night at the bagne?

4. Why are some of the prisoners whipped severely or burned with steam on board the ship to the bagne?

5. Why does Papillon try to learn all he can about the bagne?

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