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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. Papillon learns that the convoy to which prison will leave in two days?
(a) Saint Martin in Chains.
(b) Salpetriere.
(c) Saint-Pierre-De-Re.
(d) Saint-Martin-De-Re.

2. What is the destination of Papillon and Maturette when they set out from Trinidad?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Columbia.
(c) The Bahamas.
(d) St. Bart's.

3. What happens to Clousiot after two years in solitary confinement?
(a) He goes crazy.
(b) He is sent back to France.
(c) He dies a few days after his release.
(d) He commits suicide.

4. Why does Papillon think it would be wrong to punish him for trying to escape?
(a) Because it is what every man would do in his position.
(b) Because he is an innocent man.
(c) Because he never killed any guards.
(d) Because he is insane.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what crime is Papillon on trial?

3. When does the warden tell Papillon that he can escape?

4. What is Papillon forbidden to talk about on Royale?

5. What is the reason for gunfire in the middle of the night at the bagne?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Clousiot and what is his connection to Papillon?

2. What do Papillon and Maturette learn about staying in Trinidad?

3. Why does Papillon reject the idea of appealing his sentence?

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

5. What does Papillon learn about prison sentences for men in Colombia?

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

7. Describe the dire conditions in which Papillon lives in while in the Santa Marta prison.

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

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

10. What are the warden's terms to which Papillon agrees after his release from solitary confinement?

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