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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tenth Notebook, Diable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the men who killed Carobnieri?
(a) They are exiled on a raft with no supplies.
(b) The prisoners kill them.
(c) They are found guilty but pardoned.
(d) They are found innocent.

2. What courtesy do the jailers extend to Papillon?
(a) He can have all the cigarettes he wants.
(b) He does not have to wear handcuffs.
(c) He does not have to wear striped prison clothes.
(d) He is allowed visits from prostitutes.

3. How does the man in #42 break his leg?
(a) Jumping over the prison wall.
(b) A guard shoots him in the leg.
(c) He falls into a ditch.
(d) A wagon falls on it.

4. Papillon is warned that he cannot escape from the island in #146 because of __________________.
(a) The squealers.
(b) The high seas.
(c) The sharks.
(d) The guards.

5. What does Papillon bribe those who dish out the food to do for him?
(a) Give him double the bread allotment.
(b) Give him choice meat and more vegetables.
(c) Slip in some sweets once in awhile.
(d) Slip him some wine sometimes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Clousiot after two years in solitary confinement?

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

3. Who is the man Papillon is accused of murdering?

4. Which of the following is NOT true about Papillon's cell in the prison in #76?

5. What is a bagne?

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