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

2. What does Cruso say will act as a statement of his time on the island?
(a) The terraces.
(b) A simple grave with a cross of stones.
(c) The shelter.
(d) The relationships he forms while there.

3. What, according to Cruso, is true of Friday?
(a) He is a former cannibal.
(b) He is a medicine man.
(c) He was the spiritual leader of his people.
(d) He is a genius.

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

5. Why does Susan crawl into bed with Cruso when he is ill?
(a) To calm his bad dreams.
(b) To escape the night chill of the island.
(c) To feel close to another human being.
(d) To warm his body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cruso grow near his shelter?

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

3. Who cares for the person (or persons) who falls after Susan has been on the island for one year?

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

5. What does Cruso tell Susan when he gives her a knife in Part One?

(see the answer key)

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