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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Susan say that Cruso wants to remain on the island?
(a) He loves Friday and will not leave him.
(b) He has formed an attachment to natural living.
(c) It is where his love is buried.
(d) Stubborness of old age.

2. What does Susan say was her father's name?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Berton.
(c) Robert.
(d) Sumner.

3. 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.

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

5. What does Susan learn about Friday when he ignores her request to bring more wood in Part One?
(a) He is fiercely loyal to Cruso.
(b) He only knows a few English words.
(c) He lost his voice in a fire.
(d) He thinks women are inferior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes Cruso's shelter when Susan first sees it?

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

3. How are the events of Part Two communicated?

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

5. Where does Susan put the finished pages of her story?

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