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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what crime is Papillon on trial?

2. Papillon's friends smuggled in a coconut and _______________ for him every day in solitary.

3. The bagne is located on which river?

4. What assistance does Trinidad's navy offer to Papillon and Maturette?

5. Who is the man who serves as clerk on the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Clousiot and what is his connection to Papillon?

2. Why does Papillon agree to carry a plan for another prisoner?

3. Why are Papillon's underworld friends pleased with Papillon's court appearance?

4. What reason does Papillon give to Lati for leaving the Indian island?

5. Why is Galgani hesitant about taking back his plan?

6. What misfortune befalls Papillon after he leaves the three convicts out on a beach a little ways from Trinidad?

7. What group of people does Papillon encounter after he leaves Indian territory and who turns him in to the authorities?

8. What kind of reception do Papillon and his cohorts receive in Trinidad?

9. What is "a plan" and how does Papillon use it?

10. How does Papillon describe the conditions of the men waiting to be transported to the bagne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the major settings for the book. What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

What separated Papillon from most of the other prisoners? What made him relentless in his pursuit of freedom while most of the other prisoners had resigned themselves to their fate? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Project into the future ten years after the end of the book and write a brief synopsis for Papillon's life. Be sure to incorporate geographical, personal, political and cultural impacts.

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