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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a plan?
(a) A tube of money stored in the anus.
(b) Menus for a week.
(c) An escape strategy.
(d) A configuration of cells.

2. What job does Galgani have at the bagne at this time?
(a) Boat repair.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Cook.
(d) Postal service.

3. What medical condition does the prisoner named Ignace Galgani tell Papillon that he has?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Tuberculosis.

4. How many other escaped convicts does Trinidad have who have no way to leave the island?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

5. What does the man in #19 say is his personal goal?
(a) To consider Papillon's appeal.
(b) To work on Papillon's appeal.
(c) To let Papillon have a cell near a window.
(d) To shorten his time in jail.

6. How much money does Galgani have?
(a) 25,000 francs.
(b) 100,000 francs.
(c) 10,000 francs.
(d) 5,000 francs.

7. What is the name of the ship that transfers Papillon and the other escapees back to the bagne?
(a) Juno.
(b) Mana.
(c) Luna.
(d) Sol.

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

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

10. How old is Papillon when the book begins?
(a) 25.
(b) 29.
(c) 35.
(d) 17.

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

12. What does Papillon receive from a smuggler on the anniversary of his first year in solitary?
(a) Condensed milk.
(b) Cigars.
(c) Hot meal.
(d) Whiskey.

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

14. What does Papillon realize about the boat to be used in the escape?
(a) It is not sufficient to carry them to sea.
(b) It is leaking in several places.
(c) It is white and will be spotted easily.
(d) There are no oars with it.

15. What happens to the smuggler in #97?
(a) He is buried alive.
(b) He is hanged.
(c) He is beaten to death.
(d) He is set off to sea on a raft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the prisoner who Papillon pays to help him escape?

2. When does the warden tell Papillon that he can escape?

3. Papillon makes friends with a fellow prisoner who helps get Papillon _______________________.

4. After escaping the Indian territory, Papillon finds himself in the company of ______________.

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

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