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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. What is Papillon's sentence?
(a) Twenty years to life.
(b) Death.
(c) Five years of hard labor.
(d) Life in prison with ZSSSSSSSSSShard labor.

2. 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) Julot has escaped.
(c) Girard faces a firing squad.
(d) A guard is torturing a prisoner.

3. After escaping the Indian territory, Papillon finds himself in the company of ______________.
(a) Nuns.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Medicine men.
(d) Sailors.

4. Who is the woman who loves Papillon and cries out in the courtroom?
(a) Justine.
(b) Nenette.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Amie.

5. The bagne is located on which river?
(a) Maroni River.
(b) Seine River.
(c) Marseilles River.
(d) Lyons River.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the island girl who claims Papillon as her own?

3. What does Papillon show the man in #29 to indicate that Papillon is protecting Galgani?

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

5. What happens to Clousiot after two years in solitary confinement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Papillon receive on the first anniversary of his solitary confinement and what happens to the man who smuggles it in to him?

2. What reason does Papillon give to Lati for leaving the Indian island?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Papillon convicted of and what is his sentence?

10. What assistance does Papillon receive from the Bowen family in Trinidad?

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