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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 do Susan and Friday start to do together in Part Two?
(a) Play music.
(b) Pull weeds.
(c) Look at stars.
(d) Ride in a row boat.

2. What does Susan compare Friday to when she decides not to send him on the ship?
(a) Herself, as a child.
(b) An unloved child.
(c) A clinging vine.
(d) A stray dog.

3. What does Susan teach Friday how to do, to keep him active?
(a) Make soup.
(b) Read.
(c) Cook bread.
(d) Laundry.

4. What does Susan catch some boys trying to do, in April of Part Two?
(a) Put something into her mail slot.
(b) Steal the money she received from Mr. Foe.
(c) Fighting over a girl.
(d) Looking for a peek at the cannibal.

5. How does Friday respond to live in the city, at the beginning of Part Two?
(a) He is fascinated by it.
(b) He shows no change at all.
(c) He is agitated and scared.
(d) He is not happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the person who watches the house where Susan and Friday live claim to be?

2. Where do Susan and Friday move to at the end of May in Part Two?

3. What is the first indication Susan receives, in April, that there is a problem with Mr. Foe?

4. What do Susan and Friday grow in their garden?

5. What does Susan thank Mr. Foe for giving back to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Susan's dance important?

3. How does Susan feel about Friday in Part Two?

4. Why is the case of recorders important?

5. How does young Susan describe herself?

6. What are Susan's insecurities in Part Two?

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

8. Describe the settings in Part Two.

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

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

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