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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 extraordinary change in character?
(a) He wants to serve out his punishment and then go free and clear.
(b) He wants to return to his Indian wives.
(c) He wants to study to become a police officer.
(d) He wants to study to become an attorney.

2. What does Diable mean?
(a) Desire.
(b) Devil's Island.
(c) Wretchedness.
(d) Pain.

3. What is the name of the animal that Papillon has to lead to the sea?
(a) Theo.
(b) Max.
(c) Brutus.
(d) Sam.

4. Which of the following is NOT something Papillon tells the guards to have him admitted to the insane asylum?
(a) He is battling invisible tormentors.
(b) He hears the constant sound of pumping.
(c) He has black dots in front of his eyes that go away when he looks in the mirror.
(d) He hears his dead mother talking to him.

5. How many others join Papillon on another cavale?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Papillon to live in the rural area to complete his deal?

2. What does Papillon bribe those who dish out the food to do for him?

3. Who is the new warden now in charge of the Royale bagne?

4. One day, someone asks Papillon if Maturette is ___________________.

5. What is the name of the village where Papillon and his cohorts are taken in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Papillon initiate a new escape plan and who does he enlist to help him?

2. How does Papillon end his story?

3. What is a "Lisette" and who agrees to accompany Papillon on his next escape attempt?

4. What is Papillon's new escape plan to get off of Diable?

5. Who is the new warden at the Royale prison and what job does he give to Papillon?

6. What is the fishing village where Papillon and his cohorts live and where do the police eventually take them?

7. Describe Papillon's rescue by the torpedo ship.

8. How does Papillon manage to get transferred back to Diable where his chances of escape are more favorable?

9. How much of his eight-year sentence does Papillon end up serving?

10. How does Carbonieri die and what rule of survival does Papillon say that Carbonieri failed to uphold?

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