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

2. How does Susan disobey Cruso on her third day on the island?
(a) By looking through his things.
(b) By wandering in the woods alone.
(c) By leaving the hut.
(d) By making lunch.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cruso tell Susan he has not tried to record his memories?

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

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

4. Where does Susan see Friday working when she awakens her first morning on the island?

5. Who cares for the person (or persons) who falls after Susan has been on the island for one year?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Susan come to see Friday as a being with a soul?

2. Does Susan respect Cruso?

3. Describe Susan and Cruso's relationship while on the island.

4. Why is the lizard that Susan finds important?

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

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

7. Describe the events that lead in the main characters' escape from the island.

8. What is Susan's first impression of the island?

9. Where is Susan's daughter?

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

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