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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sinks into a depression after Susan's arrival on the island?
(a) Susan.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Friday.
(d) Cruso.

2. How does Susan describe the food on the island?
(a) Scarce and very monotonous.
(b) Readily available and luscious.
(c) Bland, plant based, and grisly.
(d) Strange and exotic.

3. Why was Susan traveling to Bahia?
(a) To become a missionary.
(b) To teach.
(c) To look for her daughter.
(d) To join her husband.

4. What tool does Cruso first give to Susan?
(a) A fish bone needle.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A writing utensil.
(d) A clay cooking bowl.

5. How does Susan end up on the island?
(a) There is an outbreak of illness on her ship and she escapes.
(b) There is mutiny on her ship and she is cast away.
(c) She is kidnapped by a crew member from whom she escapes.
(d) Her ship is attacked by pirates and she escapes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steps on a thorn in the first section of the story?

2. Why does Cruso say he never tried to build a boat?

3. How does the woman who swims ashore feel when she is with the person who first greets her?

4. What does Susan watch Friday do when she first sees him paddle out onto the bay?

5. Where do Cruso and Friday sleep, when Susan first meets them?

(see the answer key)

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