Papillon Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Papillon Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the other prisoner who is going to escape with Papillon?
(a) Chevalier.
(b) Fournier.
(c) Desmarais.
(d) Clousiot.

2. Who is the young man in #40?
(a) Molyneux.
(b) Maturette.
(c) Michaud.
(d) Morel.

3. What is stuck to the bowl that the leper, Toussaint, hands to Papillon?
(a) A leaf.
(b) Maggots.
(c) Toussaint's finger.
(d) Ashes.

4. Who is the island girl who claims Papillon as her own?
(a) Suri.
(b) Fera.
(c) Nahla.
(d) Lali.

5. Papillon learns of another escape attempt that results in several escapees eating _____________ other convicts.
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

6. Papillon ingests picric acid to prompt what medical condition?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Jaundice.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Malaria.

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

8. What happens to Papillon and the others when arriving at Curacao?
(a) The boat crashes into rocks.
(b) They receive a warm welcome.
(c) They buy a bigger boat.
(d) They need hospitalization for a few days.

9. What sentence are men never given in Colombia?
(a) Death.
(b) Life in prison.
(c) Twenty years to life.
(d) Five to ten years.

10. What color predominates the courtroom in which Papillon is tried?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

11. What happens to Clousiot after two years in solitary confinement?
(a) He is sent back to France.
(b) He commits suicide.
(c) He goes crazy.
(d) He dies a few days after his release.

12. Papillon determines the best way to deal with the mental challenges of __________________.
(a) Being on death row.
(b) Outwitting the guards.
(c) Solitary confinement.
(d) Making true friends.

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

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

15. Which of the following is NOT one of the escaped convicts needing to leave Trinidad?
(a) Fortescue.
(b) Kargueret.
(c) Leroux.
(d) Dufils.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the role of the man in #19?

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

3. Why do some of the other prisoners decline Papillon's offer to escape?

4. Which of the following is NOT true about Papillon's cell in the prison in #76?

5. What is a cavale?

(see the answer keys)

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