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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. What do Papillon and the others encounter a few days after their journey?

2. Papillon points out that there are male prisoners living _______________________.

3. What does Papillon utilize to make the raft float?

4. Why is Papillon set free after only 19 months of an eight-year sentence?

5. What is the name of the prison where Papillon and his cohorts are taken?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much of his eight-year sentence does Papillon end up serving?

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

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

4. Describe Papillon's escape attempt with a man named Romeo Salvida and how the insane asylum is a critical part of the plan?

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

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

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

8. How does Papillon end his story?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of struggling to survive is an important one in this book. Describe how it extends through setting, characters and issues and provide examples for each.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Why do the penal colony prisoners have especially lonely lives? Is that designed by the authorities to make the punishments especially trying? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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