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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. How does Sylvain die?
(a) He is shot by a guard.
(b) He is eaten by sharks.
(c) He is swallowed by quicksand.
(d) He breaks his neck in a fall.

2. To what island does Papillon get transferred?
(a) Diable.
(b) Petit Manse.
(c) Saint Marks.
(d) Guernsey.

3. Which of the following is NOT something Papillon tells the guards to have him admitted to the insane asylum?
(a) He hears the constant sound of pumping.
(b) He has black dots in front of his eyes that go away when he looks in the mirror.
(c) He is battling invisible tormentors.
(d) He hears his dead mother talking to him.

4. Which man does Papillon learn is watching Papillon's clandestine moves?
(a) Alain Fournier.
(b) Bebert Celier.
(c) Robert Duvalier.
(d) Philippe Grosvenor.

5. How does Papillon know that this escape attempt is a success?
(a) He is with U.S. military personnel.
(b) He is promised a ride back to France.
(c) The men on the ship are friendly.
(d) No prisoners have been returned since the onset of the war.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Papillon say is one of the dangers of life in prison?

3. What do some of the prisoners hope for when they hear rumors of civil unrest in France?

4. To which island is Papillon granted a transfer?

5. To which of the penal colony islands are the three organizers of the revolt sent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the new warden at the Royale prison and what job does he give to Papillon?

2. What is Papillon's sole concern upon being rescued and where is he taken?

3. How does Carbonieri die and what rule of survival does Papillon say that Carbonieri failed to uphold?

4. How does Papillon end his story?

5. How does Papillon manage to get transferred back to Diable where his chances of escape are more favorable?

6. What ill fate does Sylvain come to during the escape attempt with Papillon?

7. For what reason is Papillon sentenced to eight years in solitary confinement?

8. Where does Papillon and Carbonieri bury the raft pieces during the time they are working on it and what is the method they are going to use to keep the raft afloat?

9. Why does Papillon initiate a new escape plan and who does he enlist to help him?

10. What does Papillon call the "extraordinary" change in his character?

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