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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men are in each cell at the Conciergerie?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

2. Which of the following is NOT true about Papillon's cell in the prison in #76?
(a) It is built on a hilltop.
(b) It floods at high tide.
(c) Crabs become a menace.
(d) Rats run rampant.

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

4. What is Papillon's response when three prisoners come to him with a plan for a revolt?
(a) He wants to think about it.
(b) He discourages them.
(c) He wants to join in.
(d) He wants to be the leader.

5. One of the men in Papillon's group grew up at the bagne and is ___________________.
(a) a minister's son.
(b) a prison guard's son.
(c) a judge's son.
(d) a cook's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for gunfire in the middle of the night at the bagne?

2. What do most of the prisoners at the Royale bagne have?

3. Papillon determines the best way to deal with the mental challenges of __________________.

4. How does the man in #42 break his leg?

5. Why does Papillon ingest the picric acid?

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