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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The new warden asks Papillon not to attempt an escape for ________________ and then the warden would be gone.
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Ten weeks.

2. What is Papillon's sole concern after being rescued by the torpedo ship?
(a) That he will be returned to France and face trial.
(b) That he will be returned to Devil's Island.
(c) He won't be able to choose where he lives.
(d) That he will be forced to join the army.

3. What is Papillon's response when three prisoners come to him with a plan for a revolt?
(a) He wants to join in.
(b) He wants to be the leader.
(c) He wants to think about it.
(d) He discourages them.

4. The new warden tells Papillon that Papillon is to work with __________________.
(a) The chickens.
(b) The fishermen.
(c) The gardeners.
(d) The buffaloes.

5. Why does Papillon refuse to come closer to the torpedo ship?
(a) He thinks it would fire on him.
(b) He doesn't know if it is an enemy ship.
(c) His smaller boat will be broken to pieces.
(d) He does not want to be sent back to the bagne.

6. To which of the penal colony islands are the three organizers of the revolt sent?
(a) Royale.
(b) Diable.
(c) Saint Joseph.
(d) Saint Thomas.

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

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

9. Papillon and his cohorts end up on the coast of which country?
(a) Panama.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) Australia.

10. What precious stones do the prisoners find?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Rubies.
(c) Emeralds.
(d) Pearls.

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

12. What does Papillon bribe those who dish out the food to do for him?
(a) Give him double the bread allotment.
(b) Give him choice meat and more vegetables.
(c) Slip in some sweets once in awhile.
(d) Slip him some wine sometimes.

13. What does Papillon name the large sized waves that he will need in his escape?
(a) Cosette.
(b) Lisette.
(c) Anisette.
(d) Mirette.

14. What is the name of the village where Papillon and his cohorts are taken in?
(a) Irapa.
(b) Islandia.
(c) Ixtaca.
(d) Irana.

15. Why is Papillon set free after only 19 months of an eight-year sentence?
(a) He is ill and needs fresh air to live.
(b) He gets a reprieve from the king.
(c) He tries to save a young girl from a shark attack.
(d) He is teaching the warden's son how to speak German.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the animal that Papillon has to lead to the sea?

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

3. What is the condition on which Papillon is to be set free?

4. What place does Papillon say that he wants to stay and make his home?

5. In what year is Papillon transferred to another island?

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