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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 do when she wakes to find Cruso's hand exploring her body after she has crawled into bed with him?
(a) Jumps out of the bed.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Encourages him.
(d) Slaps him.

2. Where do Cruso and Friday sleep, when Susan first meets them?
(a) In hammocks made of vines.
(b) Cruso on a bed and Friday on a mat.
(c) On the earth.
(d) Cruso on a bottom bunk, Friday on the top.

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

4. What is the meal that Susan enjoys after the ship first arrives on the island?
(a) Biscuits, cheese and ale.
(b) Pork, biscuits and wine.
(c) An apple, cheese and wine.
(d) Cheese and fruit.

5. Why does Susan say she would consider getting pregnant by Cruso?
(a) She craves the closeness of a man.
(b) It may be her only chance to have a child.
(c) To avoid being left alone on the island with Friday.
(d) He is a handsome and strong man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Cruso and Friday work on everyday, when Susan first arrives on the island?

2. What best describes the person who first meets the woman who swims ashore in the beginning of the story?

3. How does Susan respond to Friday's actions when she first sees him paddle out onto the bay?

4. What does the woman ask for when she first swims ashore?

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

(see the answer key)

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