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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Susan see Friday working when she awakens her first morning on the island?
(a) In the water by the shore.
(b) Up high in a tree.
(c) At a stone stove.
(d) In a crop field.

2. What name does Cruso give to his shelter?
(a) The castle.
(b) Camp Cruso.
(c) The fort.
(d) Camp Charlotte.

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

4. What does Cruso grow near his shelter?
(a) Lettuce.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Mangos.
(d) Sweet peppers.

5. What best describes Cruso's appearance?
(a) A graying man with muscles and all his teeth.
(b) Kind, blue eyes and a balding pate.
(c) European, with green eyes and straw-colored hair
(d) Olive skin, dark eyes and dark curls.

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

7. Why was Susan traveling to Bahia?
(a) To join her husband.
(b) To teach.
(c) To look for her daughter.
(d) To become a missionary.

8. How does Susan describe the rhythm of the wind and rain on the island in Part One?
(a) Threatening.
(b) Monotonous.
(c) Calming and hypnotic.
(d) Agitating.

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

10. What best describes Cruso's shelter when Susan first sees it?
(a) An impressive shed made of timber, knots and vines.
(b) A shanty of sail cloth, vines and leaves.
(c) A shelter of poles and thatched reeds.
(d) A cave transformed by fire and animal pelts.

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

12. What best describes Friday's boat?
(a) It is remants of a much larger craft.
(b) It is a roughly made sail boat.
(c) It is a log.
(d) It is a small raft tied together with vines.

13. What does Susan believe that being on the island is?
(a) A punishment.
(b) A trial from God to test her faith.
(c) Of the three castaways, this is most difficult for Cruso.
(d) A chance at redemption.

14. How long is Cruso ill, in Part One?
(a) 12 days.
(b) 48 hours.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 30 cycles of the sun.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Susan do on her third day on the island after she disobeys Cruso?

3. How does Susan disobey Cruso on her third day on the island?

4. How does Susan say that Cruso came to be stranded, in Part One?

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

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