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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Papillon's only rule for the three convicts wanting to leave on his boat?
(a) They are not allowed to show any panic.
(b) They will row at night and sleep during the day.
(c) They have to pay Papillon.
(d) They have to clean all the fish.

2. What is stuck to the bowl that the leper, Toussaint, hands to Papillon?
(a) A leaf.
(b) Ashes.
(c) Toussaint's finger.
(d) Maggots.

3. How does Papillon incapacitate a guard to attempt another escape?
(a) He pushes him down slippery steps.
(b) He stabs him.
(c) He strangles him.
(d) He puts a sleeping potion in his coffee.

4. How old is Papillon when the book begins?
(a) 25.
(b) 29.
(c) 17.
(d) 35.

5. Which country has no procedure for returning escapees because no one has ever made it that far?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Panama.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) Brazil.

6. In what do the other prisoners seem to not have any interest?
(a) Cleaning their cells.
(b) Escaping.
(c) Making wine.
(d) Writing letters.

7. What is a plan?
(a) An escape strategy.
(b) A tube of money stored in the anus.
(c) A configuration of cells.
(d) Menus for a week.

8. Which of the following is NOT true about Papillon's cell in the prison in #76?
(a) Crabs become a menace.
(b) Rats run rampant.
(c) It is built on a hilltop.
(d) It floods at high tide.

9. Papillon's friends smuggled in a coconut and _______________ for him every day in solitary.
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Wine.
(d) Fish.

10. What happens to Papillon and the others when arriving at Curacao?
(a) They need hospitalization for a few days.
(b) They buy a bigger boat.
(c) They receive a warm welcome.
(d) The boat crashes into rocks.

11. What is the nickname for the warden at the Royale bagne?
(a) Coco Sec.
(b) Luna Sec.
(c) Mara Loco.
(d) Coco Loco.

12. What does Papillon know when he reaches prison?
(a) He will cause a riot.
(b) He will escape.
(c) He will be set free.
(d) He will die there.

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

14. For what crime is Papillon on trial?
(a) Robbery.
(b) Fraud.
(c) Murder.
(d) Kidnapping.

15. What are the people of Ile aux Pigeons careful not to do around Papillon?
(a) Tell secrets.
(b) Show money.
(c) Sing.
(d) Touch him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when coconuts are withheld from Papillon for awhile?

2. Who is willing to carry messages for Papillon?

3. What is the name of the family which welcomes the escapees on the island in #49?

4. The warden tells Papillon that Papillon can remain at large on the island as long as Papillon promises to ____________.

5. When an escape occurs on the island, the warden is punished by losing pay and ________________.

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