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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sixth Notebook, The Iles Du Salut.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Papillon makes friends with a fellow prisoner who helps get Papillon _______________________.
(a) An earlier release date.
(b) Returned to the general population.
(c) Better food.
(d) Some different clothes.

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

3. What is Papillon's sentence?
(a) Five years of hard labor.
(b) Life in prison with ZSSSSSSSSSShard labor.
(c) Death.
(d) Twenty years to life.

4. Which one of the escapees leaves a note under his pillow stating that he has moved and left no forwarding address?
(a) Chevalier.
(b) Cloche.
(c) Clousseau.
(d) Clousiot.

5. Where is the bagne located?
(a) French Guiana.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Dutch Guiana.
(d) Panama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Papillon and the others when arriving at Curacao?

2. Which prisoner takes great interest in Papillon's escape plan?

3. How many men are in each cell at the Conciergerie?

4. When an escape occurs on the island, the warden is punished by losing pay and ________________.

5. What is the name of the family which welcomes the escapees on the island in #49?

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