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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 is pregnant.
(d) That she and Cruso are married.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Susan say that Cruso wants to remain on the island?

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

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

4. What does Cruso say will act as a statement of his time on the island?

5. How does the captain react to Susan's story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Susan respect Cruso?

2. Why is the lizard that Susan finds important?

3. Describe Cruso's health.

4. How does Friday feel about leaving the island?

5. Describe Cruso's appearance.

6. How does Cruso feel about leaving the island?

7. Explain why Susan and Cruso have a fight over shoes.

8. How does Susan feel about Friday when they first meet?

9. How does Susan and Cruso's relationship change once they are rescued?

10. Why do Cruso and Friday work on the terraces?

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