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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 does Papillon utilize to make the raft float?
(a) Bottles.
(b) Balloons.
(c) Inner tubes.
(d) Coconuts.

2. Why does Papillon refuse to come closer to the torpedo ship?
(a) He does not want to be sent back to the bagne.
(b) He doesn't know if it is an enemy ship.
(c) His smaller boat will be broken to pieces.
(d) He thinks it would fire on him.

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

4. What does Papillon bribe those who dish out the food to do for him?
(a) Slip in some sweets once in awhile.
(b) Slip him some wine sometimes.
(c) Give him double the bread allotment.
(d) Give him choice meat and more vegetables.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Papillon's sole concern after being rescued by the torpedo ship?

3. What does Papillon name the large sized waves that he will need in his escape?

4. The new warden tells Papillon that Papillon is to work with __________________.

5. What does Diable mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. Describe Papillon's escape attempt with a man named Romeo Salvida and how the insane asylum is a critical part of the plan?

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

6. What happens to the three prisoners who come to Papillon with the plan for a revolt at Royale prison?

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

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

9. For what reason is Papillon sentenced to eight years in solitary confinement?

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

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