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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteenth Notebook, Venezuela.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what do the other prisoners seem to not have any interest?
(a) Escaping.
(b) Making wine.
(c) Cleaning their cells.
(d) Writing letters.

2. What is the name of the ship that transfers Papillon and the other escapees back to the bagne?
(a) Juno.
(b) Sol.
(c) Luna.
(d) Mana.

3. Which of the following is NOT something Papillon tells the guards to have him admitted to the insane asylum?
(a) He has black dots in front of his eyes that go away when he looks in the mirror.
(b) He is battling invisible tormentors.
(c) He hears the constant sound of pumping.
(d) He hears his dead mother talking to him.

4. Papillon points out that there are male prisoners living _______________________.
(a) Without speaking to anyone.
(b) As husband and wife.
(c) In squalor.
(d) Like animals.

5. How old is Papillon when the book begins?
(a) 35.
(b) 29.
(c) 25.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which man comes to Papillon with a plan for escape?

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

3. What does Papillon utilize to make the raft float?

4. How many days does the trip to the bagne take?

5. The new warden asks Papillon not to attempt an escape for ________________ and then the warden would be gone.

(see the answer key)

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