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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Friday's feet bleed in Part One?
(a) Bites from fleas and insects.
(b) Cuts from thorns.
(c) Some strange virus.
(d) Cuts from the coral reef.

2. How does Susan respond to Friday's actions when she first sees him paddle out onto the bay?
(a) She is excited at the possibility of escape.
(b) She is angry that he has not provided more food.
(c) She feels a tendernes akin to love.
(d) She realizes he has a soul or spirit.

3. How does Susan describe the food on the island?
(a) Readily available and luscious.
(b) Bland, plant based, and grisly.
(c) Scarce and very monotonous.
(d) Strange and exotic.

4. How long is Cruso ill, in Part One?
(a) 30 cycles of the sun.
(b) 48 hours.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 12 days.

5. How does Susan describe the rhythm of the wind and rain on the island in Part One?
(a) Threatening.
(b) Calming and hypnotic.
(c) Monotonous.
(d) Agitating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who falls ill in Part One, after Susan has been on the island for one year?

2. Who steps on a thorn in the first section of the story?

3. Why does Susan crawl into bed with Cruso when he is ill?

4. How does the woman who swims ashore feel when she is with the person who first greets her?

5. Where does Susan see Friday working when she awakens her first morning on the island?

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