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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. What courtesy do the jailers extend to Papillon?
(a) He does not have to wear handcuffs.
(b) He does not have to wear striped prison clothes.
(c) He can have all the cigarettes he wants.
(d) He is allowed visits from prostitutes.

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

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

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

5. Who gives Papillon and the others the directions to Ile aux Pigeons?
(a) Masked Bertrand.
(b) Masked Boulanger.
(c) Masked Breton.
(d) Masked Broussard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the man Papillon is accused of murdering?

3. Who is the young man in #40?

4. From whom does Papillon receive a note in "En Route to the Bagne"?

5. What does the Bowen family tell the escapees about Trinidad?

(see the answer key)

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