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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Third Notebook, The First Cavale.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Galgani ask Papillon to do for him?
(a) Carry his plan.
(b) Summon the guard.
(c) Get him some water.
(d) Help with his appeals case.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the other prisoner who is going to escape with Papillon?

2. Which of the following is NOT something Papillon and the others procure in Ile aux Pigeons?

3. In what year does the story begin?

4. What are the people of Ile aux Pigeons careful not to do around Papillon?

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

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