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

2. What does Susan do on her third day on the island after she disobeys Cruso?
(a) Goes to the beach.
(b) Mends his sock.
(c) Vomits.
(d) Writes memories on bark.

3. What does Cruso tell Susan about the laws of the island?
(a) "The only law is to do what I say."
(b) "The laws are meant for the protection of us all."
(c) "The only law is we will work for our bread."
(d) "There are no laws."

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

5. Why do Friday's feet bleed in Part One?
(a) Bites from fleas and insects.
(b) Some strange virus.
(c) Cuts from the coral reef.
(d) Cuts from thorns.

6. What does Susan bring back to camp after disobeying Cruso on her third day on the island?
(a) Firewood.
(b) Root vegetables.
(c) Berries.
(d) Wood to build a raft.

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

8. What tool does Cruso first give to Susan?
(a) A fish bone needle.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A writing utensil.
(d) A clay cooking bowl.

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

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

11. What best describes the person who first meets the woman who swims ashore in the beginning of the story?
(a) A boy with a shaved head.
(b) A black man.
(c) A white man.
(d) A woman wearing a bonnet.

12. Where does Susan sleep on her first night on the island?
(a) On a bed of grass.
(b) On a woven mat.
(c) On a hammock.
(d) In Cruso's bed.

13. What do Cruso and Friday work on everyday, when Susan first arrives on the island?
(a) Improvements to the shelter.
(b) The crop field.
(c) The terraces.
(d) Making tools.

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

15. Who invites Susan to his cabin?
(a) The first mate.
(b) The captain.
(c) Jim Preston.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cruso refer to the ailment he gets shortly after Susan's arrival?

2. Why does Cruso say he never tried to build a boat?

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

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

5. What does Susan believe that being on the island is?

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