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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the man Papillon is accused of murdering?
(a) Roland de Petit.
(b) Francois Gaspard.
(c) Yves Mimieux.
(d) Jacque Robillard.

2. Papillon ingests picric acid to prompt what medical condition?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Jaundice.
(d) Tuberculosis.

3. Which prisoner takes great interest in Papillon's escape plan?
(a) Johannes Broussard.
(b) Jacques Chevalier.
(c) Joanes Clousiot.
(d) Jean Chen.

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

5. What assistance does Trinidad's navy offer to Papillon and Maturette?
(a) To refit their boat.
(b) To give them a bigger boat.
(c) To take them to South America.
(d) To give them nautical maps.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days are Papillon and Maturette given to leave Trinidad?

2. Prisoners named Julot and ________________ have escaped the bagne and are now among Papillon's group.

3. Where is Papillon when the book begins?

4. Papillon's friends smuggled in a coconut and _______________ for him every day in solitary.

5. What does Papillon show the man in #29 to indicate that Papillon is protecting Galgani?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Papillon and Maturette learn about staying in Trinidad?

2. Who is Maturette and what is his role in the escape?

3. What are the warden's terms to which Papillon agrees after his release from solitary confinement?

4. What misfortune befalls Papillon after he leaves the three convicts out on a beach a little ways from Trinidad?

5. How does Papillon describe the conditions of the men waiting to be transported to the bagne?

6. What assistance does Papillon receive from the Bowen family in Trinidad?

7. What does Papillon receive on the first anniversary of his solitary confinement and what happens to the man who smuggles it in to him?

8. Who is Clousiot and in what plan does Papillon include him?

9. What does Papillon do during an escape attempt from Barranquilla that prevents the escape?

10. What weapon has Papillon been able to secure?

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