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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. How does Sylvain die?
(a) He breaks his neck in a fall.
(b) He is shot by a guard.
(c) He is eaten by sharks.
(d) He is swallowed by quicksand.

2. What does the man in #155 bring with him on the escape with Papillon?
(a) A map.
(b) A plan.
(c) A pig.
(d) Medical supplies.

3. What does Papillon know will happen to Carobnieri's dead body?
(a) It will be cremated.
(b) It will be buried in the prison graveyard.
(c) It will be sent back to France.
(d) The sharks will eat it.

4. Why is Papillon set free after only 19 months of an eight-year sentence?
(a) He tries to save a young girl from a shark attack.
(b) He is teaching the warden's son how to speak German.
(c) He is ill and needs fresh air to live.
(d) He gets a reprieve from the king.

5. Who is acquitted of his role in Papillon's escape attempt?
(a) Laroche.
(b) Bessette.
(c) Aucoin.
(d) Carbonieri.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which prisoner agrees to escape with Papillon this time?

3. How many years of solitary confinement does Papillon receive for killing the man in #116?

4. What does Papillon have to hide during his escape plan?

5. Papillon decides to count off this time in solitary in increments of _________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Papillon and Carbonieri bury the raft pieces during the time they are working on it and what is the method they are going to use to keep the raft afloat?

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

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

5. What is Papillon's idea to prevent the sharks from consuming Carbonieri's body?

6. What is Papillon's sole concern upon being rescued and where is he taken?

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

8. What reasons can Papillon give for Sylvain's demise and what selfish thought does Papillon harbor then?

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

10. How does the war play a part in Papillon's rescue?

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