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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. Who is the man who serves as clerk on the island?
(a) Durand.
(b) Dega.
(c) Dubois.
(d) Depaul.

2. Papillon uses money and ______________ to pay for the aid and supplies for his next escape.
(a) Pearls.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Food.
(d) A knife.

3. Which prisoner breaks his leg in the escape?
(a) Maturette.
(b) Papillon.
(c) Julot.
(d) Clousiot.

4. When an escape occurs on the island, the warden is punished by losing pay and ________________.
(a) Seniority.
(b) Bonuses.
(c) Benefits.
(d) Time off.

5. What is a cavale?
(a) A French pastry.
(b) A boat.
(c) An escape.
(d) A gardening tool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who buys a boat for Papillon and the other escapees?

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

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

4. What is Papillon's sentence?

5. The man in #6 is later arrested for what crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Papillon receive from his friend, Batton?

2. What becomes Papillon's method of communicating while in solitary confinement?

3. What group of people does Papillon encounter after he leaves Indian territory and who turns him in to the authorities?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the great irony of Clousiot's release from solitary confinement?

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

10. What is the Ile Aux Pigeons and what benefit comes of visiting there?

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