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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ninth Notebook, Saint-Joseph.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Bowen family tell the escapees about Trinidad?
(a) Prisoners cannot settle there.
(b) Hurricanes are a common occurrence.
(c) Fish and fruit are plentiful for everyone.
(d) It is under Indian rule.

2. Why is Clousiot hospitalized on the island?
(a) For tuberculosis.
(b) For dysentery.
(c) For a broken leg.
(d) For malaria.

3. What happens when coconuts are withheld from Papillon for awhile?
(a) He is dehydrated.
(b) He can't sleep.
(c) He gets delirious.
(d) He becomes very weak.

4. Papillon's time in the insane asylum is put down as _____________________.
(a) A migraine attack.
(b) A temporary psychotic break.
(c) An epileptic seizure.
(d) Symptoms of gonorrhea.

5. What is the nickname for the warden at the Royale bagne?
(a) Coco Loco.
(b) Coco Sec.
(c) Luna Sec.
(d) Mara Loco.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Papillon tells the guards to have him admitted to the insane asylum?

2. What does Papillon receive from a smuggler on the anniversary of his first year in solitary?

3. Why do some of the other prisoners decline Papillon's offer to escape?

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

5. How do the sharks know to come near the prison to eat the corpses?

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