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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 diet of Cruso and Friday in Part One?
(a) Wild boar meat and root vegetables.
(b) Sweet, ripe fruit and fish.
(c) Bitter lettuce, fish and bird eggs.
(d) Strange nuts, fruit and peppers.

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

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

4. How does Susan respond to Friday's actions when she first sees him paddle out onto the bay?
(a) She is angry that he has not provided more food.
(b) She is excited at the possibility of escape.
(c) She feels a tendernes akin to love.
(d) She realizes he has a soul or spirit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who carries the person who steps on a thorn in Part One?

2. Why does Susan crawl into bed with Cruso when he is ill?

3. What does Susan learn about Friday when he ignores her request to bring more wood in Part One?

4. How does Susan describe the rhythm of the wind and rain on the island in Part One?

5. How does Cruso respond to leaving on the ship?

(see the answer key)

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