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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cruso tell Susan when he gives her a knife in Part One?
(a) To find food if she is hungry.
(b) To make herself useful.
(c) To be very careful.
(d) To remain nearby.

2. What does Cruso grow near his shelter?
(a) Lettuce.
(b) Mangos.
(c) Sweet peppers.
(d) Tobacco.

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

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

5. What best describes Cruso's appearance?
(a) A graying man with muscles and all his teeth.
(b) European, with green eyes and straw-colored hair
(c) Olive skin, dark eyes and dark curls.
(d) Kind, blue eyes and a balding pate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cruso refer to the ailment he gets shortly after Susan's arrival?

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

3. What does Cruso tell Susan about the laws of the island?

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

5. How does Susan end up on the island?

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