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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What challenge does Papillon and his new cohorts face when they begin their journey?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Sting Rays.
(c) Rough seas.
(d) Hurricane.

2. Who does Papillon kill for squealing about Papillon's escape?
(a) Remy Boutin.
(b) Thierry Bessette.
(c) Bebert Celier.
(d) Serge Bertrand.

3. Which prisoner agrees to escape with Papillon this time?
(a) Roux.
(b) Bessette.
(c) Michel.
(d) Sylvain.

4. What does Papillon have to hide during his escape plan?
(a) Medical supplies.
(b) Pieces of a raft.
(c) Money.
(d) Dried food.

5. What do some of the prisoners hope for when they hear rumors of civil unrest in France?
(a) That a democratic government will be installed.
(b) That the prisoners' sentences will be commuted.
(c) That the prisoners will be set free to become soldiers.
(d) That prisoners will get better treatment from a new government.

6. What is Papillon's only job at the new prison?
(a) Catching fish.
(b) Cleaning bathrooms.
(c) Feeding pigs.
(d) Cooking.

7. What town are Papillon and his cohorts taken to by the police?
(a) Gullia.
(b) Guerra.
(c) Guevera.
(d) Guiria.

8. What does Papillon say is one of the dangers of life in prison?
(a) A false sense of security.
(b) The cold, wet living conditions.
(c) Eating rotten meat.
(d) Alienating the guards.

9. What seems to dismay Papillon about the prison?
(a) Why the food is always spoiled.
(b) How the prisoners simply accept their fate.
(c) Why the wardens are changed so often.
(d) Why any men would choose to work there.

10. What does Diable mean?
(a) Desire.
(b) Wretchedness.
(c) Pain.
(d) Devil's Island.

11. How many others join Papillon on another cavale?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

12. What is the main livelihood of the people who take in Papillon?
(a) Weaving.
(b) Farming.
(c) Carpentry.
(d) Fishing.

13. How do the sharks know to come near the prison to eat the corpses?
(a) They are always there.
(b) They come when they smell blood.
(c) They come every day at the same time.
(d) They come after the bell is rung.

14. Why has Papillon decided to begin a new escape plan?
(a) He wants to return to Curacao.
(b) The old warden is gone.
(c) He is feeling healthy again.
(d) The weather is more favorable.

15. Who does Papillon invite to join him in his escape?
(a) Jacques Chevalier.
(b) Edward Garnier.
(c) Matthieu Carbonieri.
(d) Frederic Dupont.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Papillon have to stay in the area before he can go free?

2. Papillon says that it is a role of survival to have _________________ at all times.

3. Where is Papillon's friend, Carbonieri, killed?

4. To what do Papillon and his cohorts tie up when arriving at the country in #167?

5. Who becomes Papillon's new friend at the new prison?

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