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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tenth Notebook, Diable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who turns Papillon in to the authorities?
(a) The Mother Superior.
(b) A scorned lover.
(c) Another convict.
(d) A school teacher.

2. Why is Papillon set free after only 19 months of an eight-year sentence?
(a) He is teaching the warden's son how to speak German.
(b) He gets a reprieve from the king.
(c) He is ill and needs fresh air to live.
(d) He tries to save a young girl from a shark attack.

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

4. Papillon's time in the insane asylum is put down as _____________________.
(a) Symptoms of gonorrhea.
(b) A temporary psychotic break.
(c) An epileptic seizure.
(d) A migraine attack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the three other escapees not want to continue on the journey with Papillon?

2. Who calls the police because he has been told that Papillon has stolen money?

3. What is a bagne?

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

5. What is Papillon's only job at the new prison?

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