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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What best describes the diet of Cruso and Friday in Part One?
(a) Wild boar meat and root vegetables.
(b) Bitter lettuce, fish and bird eggs.
(c) Sweet, ripe fruit and fish.
(d) Strange nuts, fruit and peppers.

3. What does the woman ask for when she first swims ashore?
(a) Help.
(b) Someone named Abigail.
(c) Water.
(d) To be allowed to die.

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

5. Where does Susan sleep on her first night on the island?
(a) In Cruso's bed.
(b) On a hammock.
(c) On a bed of grass.
(d) On a woven mat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Susan do on her third day on the island after she disobeys Cruso?

3. Why does the woman in the beginning of the story say she slips over the side of the boat and swims to shore?

4. What does Cruso say will act as a statement of his time on the island?

5. What tool does Cruso first give to Susan?

(see the answer key)

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