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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the men in the Caen jail not allowed to do all day?
(a) Lie down.
(b) Close their eyes.
(c) Go to the bathroom.
(d) Eat.

2. Why is Clousiot hospitalized on the island?
(a) For malaria.
(b) For dysentery.
(c) For a broken leg.
(d) For tuberculosis.

3. Papillon uses money and ______________ to pay for the aid and supplies for his next escape.
(a) Pearls.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Food.
(d) A knife.

4. What is the destination of Papillon and Maturette when they set out from Trinidad?
(a) Brazil.
(b) St. Bart's.
(c) The Bahamas.
(d) Columbia.

5. What is a bagne?
(a) A jacket.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A prison.
(d) A sword.

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

7. Which prisoner does Galgani fear?
(a) Michaud.
(b) Moreau.
(c) Michel.
(d) Mokrane.

8. When does the warden tell Papillon that he can escape?
(a) It would be better to go in the Spring.
(b) After the completion of the warden's term.
(c) When hell freezes over.
(d) Any time he wants.

9. Why do some of the other prisoners decline Papillon's offer to escape?
(a) They don't have the money.
(b) It is too risky.
(c) They want to wait for a better escape plan.
(d) They are too weak.

10. How many days are Papillon and Maturette given to leave Trinidad?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 90 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 18 days.

11. How many days does the trip to the bagne take?
(a) 18.
(b) 7.
(c) 27.
(d) 4.

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

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

14. What is Papillon's only rule for the three convicts wanting to leave on his boat?
(a) They have to pay Papillon.
(b) They have to clean all the fish.
(c) They will row at night and sleep during the day.
(d) They are not allowed to show any panic.

15. Papillon is placed in a jail in Caen while awaiting transfer to the prison in which country?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) Finland.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence are men never given in Colombia?

2. For what crime is Papillon on trial?

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

4. What is the name of the ship that transfers Papillon and the other escapees back to the bagne?

5. Who is the woman who loves Papillon and cries out in the courtroom?

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