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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 the woman ask for when she first swims ashore?
(a) To be allowed to die.
(b) Help.
(c) Water.
(d) Someone named Abigail.

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

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

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

5. 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 is fiercely loyal to Cruso.
(c) He only knows a few English words.
(d) He lost his voice in a fire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do Friday's feet bleed in Part One?

3. Where does Susan sleep on her first night on the island?

4. How does Susan describe the rhythm of the wind and rain on the island in Part One?

5. What does Susan watch Friday do when she first sees him paddle out onto the bay?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Friday's communication with Susan limited?

3. Describe Cruso's health.

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

5. Describe Cruso's castle.

6. Where is Susan's daughter?

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

8. Why is the lizard that Susan finds important?

9. How does the Captain of the Hobart react to Susan's story of being a castaway on the island?

10. What is Friday's role on the island?

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