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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Notebook, En Route to the Bagne.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Papillon is placed in a jail in Caen while awaiting transfer to the prison in which country?
(a) Germany.
(b) Finland.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

2. What medical condition does the prisoner named Ignace Galgani tell Papillon that he has?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Dysentery.

3. What does the man in #19 say is his personal goal?
(a) To shorten his time in jail.
(b) To consider Papillon's appeal.
(c) To let Papillon have a cell near a window.
(d) To work on Papillon's appeal.

4. One of the men in Papillon's group grew up at the bagne and is ___________________.
(a) a minister's son.
(b) a judge's son.
(c) a cook's son.
(d) a prison guard's son.

5. Why are some of the prisoners whipped severely or burned with steam on board the ship to the bagne?
(a) A man had been stabbed at night.
(b) A man's plan is stolen.
(c) The prisoners refuse to eat.
(d) A guard has been attacked.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the story begin?

2. Who is the inmate with whom Papillon becomes a friend?

3. How many days does the trip to the bagne take?

4. Which prisoner does Galgani fear?

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

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