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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) Abigail.
(b) Susan.
(c) Friday.
(d) Cruso.

2. Why does Cruso say he never tried to build a boat?
(a) He has no desire to leave.
(b) Supplies are not available.
(c) The current would not allow them to leave.
(d) He doesn't know where he would escape to.

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

4. Who steps on a thorn in the first section of the story?
(a) Susan.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Friday.
(d) The unnamed boy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susan believe that being on the island is?

2. How does Susan end up on the island?

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

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

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

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