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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What best describes the person who first meets the woman who swims ashore in the beginning of the story?
(a) A boy with a shaved head.
(b) A black man.
(c) A white man.
(d) A woman wearing a bonnet.

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

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

4. How does Susan react to Cruso's explanations of the laws of the island?
(a) She ignores him.
(b) She laughs at his laws.
(c) With growing respect.
(d) With dissatisfaction.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the captain react to Susan's story?

2. Who sinks into a depression after Susan's arrival on the island?

3. What does Susan do when she wakes to find Cruso's hand exploring her body after she has crawled into bed with him?

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

5. Why was Susan traveling to Bahia?

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