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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Susan disobey Cruso on her third day on the island?

4. What message does Susan try to convey to Friday at the end of Part One?

5. What do Cruso and Friday work on everyday, when Susan first arrives on the island?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Susan believe that she is on the island?

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

4. Describe Cruso's health.

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

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

7. Where is Susan's daughter?

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

9. Describe Cruso's appearance.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Visual imagery in Foe is very strong. Select three example of visual imagery that are used effectively by the author, explain what they are used to achieve, and why they have a large impact on the novel.

Essay Topic 2

The relationship between language and power is evident in the way the novel is structured and in the characters that appear in the story. Select one instance for each and analyze:

1) How the spoken word is related to power.

2) How the written word is related to power.

3) How the structure of the novel itself illustrates the link between language and power.

Essay Topic 3

Objects such as the terraces, Friday's tongue, the wig and robes, and the slate are used symbolically throughout the telling of Foe. Select any one object that has strong literary meaning for each of the four parts of the novel. Describe the object, what it symbolizes and analyze the author's reasons for including it in the novel.

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