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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. Who is the woman who loves Papillon and cries out in the courtroom?
(a) Justine.
(b) Nenette.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Amie.

2. Why is Clousiot hospitalized on the island?
(a) For tuberculosis.
(b) For a broken leg.
(c) For dysentery.
(d) For malaria.

3. What color predominates the courtroom in which Papillon is tried?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

4. Who is the prisoner who Papillon pays to help him escape?
(a) Jean.
(b) Jacques.
(c) Johannes.
(d) Jesus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are some of the prisoners whipped severely or burned with steam on board the ship to the bagne?

2. What does Papillon know when he reaches prison?

3. What does Papillon show the man in #29 to indicate that Papillon is protecting Galgani?

4. How old is Papillon when the book begins?

5. What is stuck to the bowl that the leper, Toussaint, hands to Papillon?

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