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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Third Notebook, The First Cavale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the role of the man in #19?
(a) Judge.
(b) Trusty.
(c) Jailer.
(d) Attorney.

2. How does the man in #42 break his leg?
(a) A guard shoots him in the leg.
(b) He falls into a ditch.
(c) A wagon falls on it.
(d) Jumping over the prison wall.

3. What is the reason for gunfire in the middle of the night at the bagne?
(a) Three men are caught trying to scale the prison wall.
(b) Girard faces a firing squad.
(c) A guard is torturing a prisoner.
(d) Julot has escaped.

4. Why does Papillon try to learn all he can about the bagne?
(a) So he can make drawings of it.
(b) So he can tell his wife about it.
(c) So he will be better prepared to escape.
(d) So that he can write a book.

5. Which island do the escapees reach after days at sea?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Bahamas.
(d) St. Barts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prisoners named Julot and ________________ have escaped the bagne and are now among Papillon's group.

2. Who is the other prisoner who is going to escape with Papillon?

3. The bagne is located on which river?

4. One of the men in Papillon's group grew up at the bagne and is ___________________.

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

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