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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. Which of the following is NOT something Papillon and the others procure in Ile aux Pigeons?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Medical treatment.
(c) Food.
(d) Boat.

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

3. What is a bagne?
(a) A sword.
(b) A prison.
(c) A jacket.
(d) A loaf of bread.

4. In what year does the story begin?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1917.

5. What is the name of the family which welcomes the escapees on the island in #49?
(a) Braud.
(b) Brun.
(c) Bourg.
(d) Bowen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the star witness against Papillon?

2. Why does Papillon try to learn all he can about the bagne?

3. What is a plan?

4. For what crime is Papillon on trial?

5. What is Papillon's sentence?

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