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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. Where is Papillon when the book begins?
(a) A courtroom.
(b) A casino.
(c) A bar.
(d) A church.

2. How does the man in #42 break his leg?
(a) A wagon falls on it.
(b) A guard shoots him in the leg.
(c) He falls into a ditch.
(d) Jumping over the prison wall.

3. The bagne is located on which river?
(a) Maroni River.
(b) Seine River.
(c) Marseilles River.
(d) Lyons River.

4. Which prisoner takes great interest in Papillon's escape plan?
(a) Joanes Clousiot.
(b) Jean Chen.
(c) Johannes Broussard.
(d) Jacques Chevalier.

5. Why does Papillon reject the idea of an appeal?
(a) He will try to escape regardless of the sentence.
(b) He does not have the money for a good lawyer.
(c) He knows he is guilty.
(d) He knows people in the city are already turned against him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Papillon know when he reaches prison?

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

4. How much money does Galgani have?

5. What is a bagne?

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