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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when a ship arrives on the island?
(a) Friday runs away.
(b) The captain recognizes Susan.
(c) Cruso is put in handcuffs.
(d) Friday is shot.

2. What best describes Cruso's shelter when Susan first sees it?
(a) A cave transformed by fire and animal pelts.
(b) An impressive shed made of timber, knots and vines.
(c) A shelter of poles and thatched reeds.
(d) A shanty of sail cloth, vines and leaves.

3. What does Susan do on her third day on the island after she disobeys Cruso?
(a) Mends his sock.
(b) Writes memories on bark.
(c) Goes to the beach.
(d) Vomits.

4. Why does Susan say that Cruso wants to remain on the island?
(a) It is where his love is buried.
(b) Stubborness of old age.
(c) He loves Friday and will not leave him.
(d) He has formed an attachment to natural living.

5. How does the captain react to Susan's story?
(a) He encourages her to write her story.
(b) He expresses admiration for her strength and faith.
(c) He seems doubtful of much of her account.
(d) He expresses guilt over her predicament.

6. What does Cruso tell Susan about punishing Friday?
(a) Only a man can punish another man.
(b) There is never a need for punishment.
(c) Ignoring Friday is the worst punishment.
(d) Occasional punishment keeps him in line.

7. Who falls ill in Part One, after Susan has been on the island for one year?
(a) Friday and Cruso.
(b) Susan.
(c) Cruso.
(d) Friday.

8. What does Susan believe that being on the island is?
(a) A chance at redemption.
(b) Of the three castaways, this is most difficult for Cruso.
(c) A punishment.
(d) A trial from God to test her faith.

9. How does Cruso refer to the ailment he gets shortly after Susan's arrival?
(a) As past deeds transformed to ill health.
(b) As an old fever.
(c) As a bad heart come back to haunt him.
(d) As woman-induced disease.

10. What do Cruso and Friday work on everyday, when Susan first arrives on the island?
(a) Improvements to the shelter.
(b) Making tools.
(c) The crop field.
(d) The terraces.

11. What does Susan watch Friday do when she first sees him paddle out onto the bay?
(a) Feed some birds.
(b) Stay very still until birds land on his shoulders.
(c) Reach into the water and pull out a fish.
(d) Scatter flower petals on the water.

12. Why does Susan say she would consider getting pregnant by Cruso?
(a) She craves the closeness of a man.
(b) To avoid being left alone on the island with Friday.
(c) It may be her only chance to have a child.
(d) He is a handsome and strong man.

13. What name does Cruso give to his shelter?
(a) Camp Cruso.
(b) The castle.
(c) Camp Charlotte.
(d) The fort.

14. What does Susan learn about Friday when he ignores her request to bring more wood in Part One?
(a) He is fiercely loyal to Cruso.
(b) He lost his voice in a fire.
(c) He thinks women are inferior.
(d) He only knows a few English words.

15. How does Susan say that Cruso came to be stranded, in Part One?
(a) She doesn't know.
(b) He was a captain whose crew mutinied and left him stranded..
(c) HIs family drowned at sea and he survived.
(d) He and Friday are the only survivors of a slave ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susan say was her father's name?

2. How does Susan react to Cruso's explanations of the laws of the island?

3. How does Cruso react to the arrival of a ship on the island?

4. How does Susan describe the food on the island?

5. What does Cruso grow near his shelter?

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