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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the woman in the beginning of the story say she slips over the side of the boat and swims to shore?
(a) She cannot row any further.
(b) To get to a person on shore.
(c) To escape the other occupant of the boat.
(d) The boat is leaking.

2. How does Cruso react to the arrival of a ship on the island?
(a) He is scared and tries to run away.
(b) He fights the men who try to get him to board.
(c) He sits without emotion.
(d) He cries tears of joy and relief.

3. Who falls ill in Part One, after Susan has been on the island for one year?
(a) Friday.
(b) Friday and Cruso.
(c) Cruso.
(d) Susan.

4. What best describes Friday's boat?
(a) It is a roughly made sail boat.
(b) It is remants of a much larger craft.
(c) It is a small raft tied together with vines.
(d) It is a log.

5. What does Susan watch Friday do when she first sees him paddle out onto the bay?
(a) Feed some birds.
(b) Scatter flower petals on the water.
(c) Reach into the water and pull out a fish.
(d) Stay very still until birds land on his shoulders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What best describes Cruso's appearance?

3. What best describes the diet of Cruso and Friday in Part One?

4. Where does Susan see Friday working when she awakens her first morning 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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