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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cruso tell Susan when he gives her a knife in Part One?
(a) To remain nearby.
(b) To be very careful.
(c) To make herself useful.
(d) To find food if she is hungry.

2. Who carries the person who steps on a thorn in Part One?
(a) Cruso.
(b) The unnamed boy.
(c) An animal.
(d) Friday.

3. Why does Cruso tell Susan he has not tried to record his memories?
(a) He hasn't forgetten anything worth remembering.
(b) He cannot write.
(c) Forgetting is the greatest blessing of the island.
(d) He doesn't think anyone will ever read it.

4. Why doesn't Friday speak to Susan?
(a) He has no tongue.
(b) Cruso has told him not to.
(c) Out of his respect for women.
(d) He is shy.

5. 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 realizes he has a soul or spirit.
(c) She is excited at the possibility of escape.
(d) She feels a tendernes akin to love.

6. Who cares for the person (or persons) who falls after Susan has been on the island for one year?
(a) Friday.
(b) No one, the person is left alone.
(c) Susan.
(d) Cruso.

7. Where do Cruso and Friday sleep, when Susan first meets them?
(a) In hammocks made of vines.
(b) Cruso on a bed and Friday on a mat.
(c) Cruso on a bottom bunk, Friday on the top.
(d) On the earth.

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

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

10. Why does Susan crawl into bed with Cruso when he is ill?
(a) To feel close to another human being.
(b) To warm his body.
(c) To escape the night chill of the island.
(d) To calm his bad dreams.

11. What does Susan tell the ship's mates?
(a) That she and Cruso are married.
(b) That her father will reward them handsomely.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That Friday is her servant.

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

13. How does Cruso refer to the ailment he gets shortly after Susan's arrival?
(a) As an old fever.
(b) As a bad heart come back to haunt him.
(c) As woman-induced disease.
(d) As past deeds transformed to ill health.

14. 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.

15. What message does Susan try to convey to Friday at the end of Part One?
(a) That she will protect him.
(b) That she will meet him in his cabin.
(c) That she is with child.
(d) That Cruso is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes Friday's boat?

2. What happens when a ship arrives on the island?

3. Who invites Susan to his cabin?

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

5. How does Cruso react to the arrival of a ship on the island?

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