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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Papillon learns that the convoy to which prison will leave in two days?
(a) Salpetriere.
(b) Saint-Martin-De-Re.
(c) Saint-Pierre-De-Re.
(d) Saint Martin in Chains.

2. How many years of solitary confinement do Papillon, Maturette and Clousiot receive when they return to the bagne?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. Which one of the escapees leaves a note under his pillow stating that he has moved and left no forwarding address?
(a) Cloche.
(b) Clousiot.
(c) Clousseau.
(d) Chevalier.

4. Why is Papillon set free after only 19 months of an eight-year sentence?
(a) He tries to save a young girl from a shark attack.
(b) He gets a reprieve from the king.
(c) He is ill and needs fresh air to live.
(d) He is teaching the warden's son how to speak German.

5. What is the reason for gunfire in the middle of the night at the bagne?
(a) Girard faces a firing squad.
(b) Three men are caught trying to scale the prison wall.
(c) A guard is torturing a prisoner.
(d) Julot has escaped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the family which welcomes the escapees on the island in #49?

2. What is the destination of Papillon and Maturette when they set out from Trinidad?

3. What happens to Salvida during the escape attempt?

4. For what crime is Papillon on trial?

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

(see the answer key)

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