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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 Susan compare to moving the stones on the island?
(a) Shopping for a hat.
(b) Talking to young Susan.
(c) Writing.
(d) Talking to Friday.

2. What best describes Susan's dance?
(a) Graceful and emotional.
(b) A waltz.
(c) Fun and lively.
(d) Wild spinning.

3. Who does Susan notice watching the house where she lives with Friday, after they have moved to the second location?
(a) A handsome young constable.
(b) A young girl.
(c) An old man.
(d) The nosy old woman from the millner's shop.

4. What elements does Susan suggest adding to her story?
(a) Pregnancy and how Friday lost his tongue.
(b) Cannibals and corn seeds.
(c) Passion and sex.
(d) Another group of hostile cast-aways.

5. What does Susan say might be a way to communicate with Friday?
(a) Teaching him to read and write.
(b) Nature walks.
(c) Music.
(d) By gardening with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susan catch some boys trying to do, in April of Part Two?

2. What does Susan say Cruso would have done if he had been a true adventurer?

3. Who is George Lewes?

4. How does Susan attempt to get passage to Africa for Friday?

5. What haunts Susan about what she finds on the side of the road at the end of Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Susan and young Susan first meet.

2. Why is the case of recorders important?

3. Why does Susan decide at the last moment not to put Friday on the ship to Africa?

4. Explain the significance of the dead baby Susan finds on the side of the road.

5. Is Susan self-sufficient or dependent on others?

6. Why is Susan's dance important?

7. Describe Susan and Friday's living conditions when they first arrive in the city in Part Two.

8. What is the significance of Susan putting her written pages into Mr. Foe's basket?

9. Why does Susan say that she and Friday live in Mr. Foe's house "like poor relations"?

10. What forms the bond between Susan and Friday in Part Two?

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