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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what do the other prisoners seem to not have any interest?

2. How does Papillon incapacitate a guard to attempt another escape?

3. What does Papillon admit to the authorities?

4. What color predominates the courtroom in which Papillon is tried?

5. What is the nickname for the warden at the Royale bagne?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Clousiot show some humor regarding how he left his cell?

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

3. What is "a plan" and how does Papillon use it?

4. What does Papillon inspect when they arrive at a house in Curacao and what charges are made against him regarding what Papillon inspects?

5. What information does Papillon receive from his friend, Batton?

6. What is the great irony of Clousiot's release from solitary confinement?

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

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

9. What kind of reception do Papillon and his cohorts receive in Trinidad?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment and then cite an example to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Although the prisoners are outside the ring of acceptable society, they do have a sort of societal structure and code of conduct. Explain how the prisoners organize themselves and how they create their own little society. What behaviors are accepted and which are not within the prison society? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What separated Papillon from most of the other prisoners? What made him relentless in his pursuit of freedom while most of the other prisoners had resigned themselves to their fate? Explain.

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