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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what do the other prisoners seem to not have any interest?
(a) Cleaning their cells.
(b) Writing letters.
(c) Escaping.
(d) Making wine.

3. How many years of solitary confinement do Papillon, Maturette and Clousiot receive when they return to the bagne?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

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

5. What are the people of Ile aux Pigeons careful not to do around Papillon?
(a) Tell secrets.
(b) Sing.
(c) Show money.
(d) Touch him.

6. Who is the inmate with whom Papillon becomes a friend?
(a) Lafayette.
(b) Dega.
(c) La Petit.
(d) Robichaud.

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

8. What does Papillon admit to the authorities?
(a) He will give them all his pearls if they don't arrest him.
(b) He will kill anyone who tries to stop him from leaving.
(c) He has escaped from Rio Hacha.
(d) He will kill himself before being taken back to prison.

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

10. What happens when coconuts are withheld from Papillon for awhile?
(a) He is dehydrated.
(b) He gets delirious.
(c) He can't sleep.
(d) He becomes very weak.

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

12. The warden tells Papillon that Papillon can remain at large on the island as long as Papillon promises to ____________.
(a) Manage the commerce system.
(b) Not attempt an escape.
(c) Maintain the postal system.
(d) Work in the infirmary.

13. Who is the man who serves as clerk on the island?
(a) Depaul.
(b) Dubois.
(c) Dega.
(d) Durand.

14. What does Papillon show the man in #29 to indicate that Papillon is protecting Galgani?
(a) A lancet.
(b) A glass shard.
(c) A syringe.
(d) A needle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Papillon is placed in a jail in Caen while awaiting transfer to the prison in which country?

2. One of the men in Papillon's group grew up at the bagne and is ___________________.

3. What does Papillon receive from a smuggler on the anniversary of his first year in solitary?

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

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

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