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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fifth Notebook, Return to Civilization.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stalls Papillon's departure from Curacao?
(a) He is in the hospital.
(b) He can't bear to leave land.
(c) No wind for the sails.
(d) He falls in love with a native girl.

2. Papillon uses money and ______________ to pay for the aid and supplies for his next escape.
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Pearls.
(c) Food.
(d) A knife.

3. Why does Papillon ingest the picric acid?
(a) To stop hunger pangs.
(b) To treat gonorrhea.
(c) To get transferred to the hospital.
(d) To lose weight.

4. 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) A guard is torturing a prisoner.
(d) Three men are caught trying to scale the prison wall.

5. What is the role of the man in #19?
(a) Jailer.
(b) Trusty.
(c) Judge.
(d) Attorney.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country is willing to let Papillon and Maturette dock and rest for awhile on their journey?

2. Who buys a boat for Papillon and the other escapees?

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

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

5. Who is the star witness against Papillon?

(see the answer key)

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