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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Papillon decided to begin a new escape plan?
(a) The old warden is gone.
(b) The weather is more favorable.
(c) He is feeling healthy again.
(d) He wants to return to Curacao.

2. Why is Papillon saddled with the mentally and physically challenged man?
(a) Papillon can speak Spanish.
(b) Papillon can carry him where he needs to go.
(c) The man can teach Papillon a new trade.
(d) The man adores Papillon.

3. What does Diable mean?
(a) Devil's Island.
(b) Pain.
(c) Desire.
(d) Wretchedness.

4. On what is Papillon working in "A Raft in a Tomb"?
(a) A prison library.
(b) An organic garden.
(c) Boat repairs.
(d) His next escape plan.

5. How do the sharks know to come near the prison to eat the corpses?
(a) They come when they smell blood.
(b) They come after the bell is rung.
(c) They come every day at the same time.
(d) They are always there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Papillon's friend, Carbonieri, killed?

2. Papillon and his cohorts end up on the coast of which country?

3. Who is Chang's brother who helps Papillon?

4. What does Papillon have to hide during his escape plan?

5. What is Papillon's only job at the new prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the fishing village where Papillon and his cohorts live and where do the police eventually take them?

2. What are the terms of Papillon's being set free?

3. How does Papillon know that the revolt at the Royale prison has taken place and how does Papillon intervene to get the situation calmed down with the warden?

4. Describe Papillon's rescue by the torpedo ship.

5. What reasons can Papillon give for Sylvain's demise and what selfish thought does Papillon harbor then?

6. How does the war play a part in Papillon's rescue?

7. What is Papillon's new escape plan to get off of Diable?

8. What is Papillon's sole concern upon being rescued and where is he taken?

9. How does Papillon end his story?

10. Where does Papillon and Carbonieri bury the raft pieces during the time they are working on it and what is the method they are going to use to keep the raft afloat?

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