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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. Who is the inmate with whom Papillon becomes a friend?
(a) La Petit.
(b) Robichaud.
(c) Lafayette.
(d) Dega.

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

3. How old is Papillon when the book begins?
(a) 29.
(b) 17.
(c) 25.
(d) 35.

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

5. What is a plan?
(a) An escape strategy.
(b) A tube of money stored in the anus.
(c) Menus for a week.
(d) A configuration of cells.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the star witness against Papillon?

2. For what crime is Papillon on trial?

3. Who is the woman who loves Papillon and cries out in the courtroom?

4. What color predominates the courtroom in which Papillon is tried?

5. What courtesy do the jailers extend to Papillon?

(see the answer key)

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