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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. Why is Papillon saddled with the mentally and physically challenged man?
(a) The man can teach Papillon a new trade.
(b) The man adores Papillon.
(c) Papillon can carry him where he needs to go.
(d) Papillon can speak Spanish.

2. What tires Papillon soon while living in the location in #164?
(a) Constant brushes with the police.
(b) There are very few women.
(c) He cannot get any radio reception.
(d) There is no night life.

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

4. Who becomes Papillon's new friend at the new prison?
(a) Brun.
(b) Manor.
(c) Godot.
(d) Chang.

5. Papillon decides to count off this time in solitary in increments of _________________.
(a) Days.
(b) Six months.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems to dismay Papillon about the prison?

2. What occurs in Papillon's personal life?

3. Papillon and his cohorts end up on the coast of which country?

4. Papillon buries pieces of the raft in the garden and in __________________.

5. What is Papillon's response when three prisoners come to him with a plan for a revolt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Papillon know that the revolt at the Royale prison has taken place and how does Papillon intervene to get the situation calmed down with the warden?

3. What happens to the three prisoners who come to Papillon with the plan for a revolt at Royale prison?

4. What are the terms of Papillon's being set free?

5. 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?

6. What are Papillon's plans for surviving the eight-year stint of solitary confinement?

7. What is a "Lisette" and who agrees to accompany Papillon on his next escape attempt?

8. What is Papillon's idea to prevent the sharks from consuming Carbonieri's body?

9. Where does Papillon land after a departure from Georgetown?

10. What is the fishing village where Papillon and his cohorts live and where do the police eventually take them?

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