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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. What are the people of Ile aux Pigeons careful not to do around Papillon?
(a) Touch him.
(b) Tell secrets.
(c) Sing.
(d) Show money.

2. What is the nickname for the warden at the Royale bagne?
(a) Luna Sec.
(b) Coco Loco.
(c) Mara Loco.
(d) Coco Sec.

3. Which country has no procedure for returning escapees because no one has ever made it that far?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Venezuela.
(c) Panama.
(d) Brazil.

4. What is Papillon not allowed to do in solitary?
(a) Sing.
(b) Read the Bible.
(c) Smoke cigarettes.
(d) Talk to anyone.

5. Who calls the police because he has been told that Papillon has stolen money?
(a) Dr. Neville.
(b) Dr. Naal.
(c) Dr. Grosvenor.
(d) Dr. Morel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Papillon receive from a smuggler on the anniversary of his first year in solitary?

2. Papillon is placed in a jail in Caen while awaiting transfer to the prison in which country?

3. Papillon uses money and ______________ to pay for the aid and supplies for his next escape.

4. What does Papillon realize about the boat to be used in the escape?

5. Who is the inmate with whom Papillon becomes a friend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Ile Aux Pigeons and what benefit comes of visiting there?

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

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

5. What is Papillon convicted of and what is his sentence?

6. Where is Papillon when the story begins and why does he think he is in his current situation?

7. What is Papillon's philosophy about his escape attempts?

8. Why does Papillon agree to carry a plan for another prisoner?

9. What does Papillon learn about prison sentences for men in Colombia?

10. What group of people does Papillon encounter after he leaves Indian territory and who turns him in to the authorities?

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