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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Susan tells Friday that he alone knows that their lives on the island where what?
(a) Spirit killing.
(b) Dull.
(c) Enough.
(d) Transformational.

2. 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) Encourages him.
(c) Slaps him.
(d) Jumps out of the bed.

3. What does Susan compare to moving the stones on the island?
(a) Talking to young Susan.
(b) Shopping for a hat.
(c) Talking to Friday.
(d) Writing.

4. Where does Friday live in Part Two?
(a) In a room next to Susan's.
(b) In a cellar.
(c) In Susan's room.
(d) In a large broom closet.

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. Who invites Susan to his cabin?

2. What message does Susan try to convey to Friday at the end of Part One?

3. What does Susan lament in the telling of her story?

4. Why do Friday's feet bleed in Part One?

5. What does Susan say that eating human flesh is bound to be like?

(see the answer key)

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