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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cruso react to the arrival of a ship on the island?
(a) He is scared and tries to run away.
(b) He cries tears of joy and relief.
(c) He fights the men who try to get him to board.
(d) He sits without emotion.

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

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

4. What does Cruso tell Susan about punishing Friday?
(a) Ignoring Friday is the worst punishment.
(b) There is never a need for punishment.
(c) Occasional punishment keeps him in line.
(d) Only a man can punish another man.

5. 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.

6. How does Susan end up on the island?
(a) She is kidnapped by a crew member from whom she escapes.
(b) There is mutiny on her ship and she is cast away.
(c) Her ship is attacked by pirates and she escapes.
(d) There is an outbreak of illness on her ship and she escapes.

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

8. What happens when a ship arrives on the island?
(a) Friday is shot.
(b) The captain recognizes Susan.
(c) Cruso is put in handcuffs.
(d) Friday runs away.

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

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

11. What, according to Cruso, is true of Friday?
(a) He is a medicine man.
(b) He is a genius.
(c) He was the spiritual leader of his people.
(d) He is a former cannibal.

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

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

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

15. Where was Susan traveling when her boat ran into trouble?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Lisbon.
(d) Sydney.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susan bring back to camp after disobeying Cruso on her third day on the island?

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

3. Who was in the rowboat with Susan?

4. How does the woman who swims ashore feel when she is with the person who first greets her?

5. Who sinks into a depression after Susan's arrival on the island?

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