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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. What best describes the person who first meets the woman who swims ashore in the beginning of the story?
2. Where was Susan traveling when her boat ran into trouble?
3. Why does Susan crawl into bed with Cruso when he is ill?
4. What best describes Friday's boat?
5. What is the meal that Susan enjoys after the ship first arrives on the island?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the events that lead in the main characters' escape from the island.
2. Explain why Susan and Cruso have a fight over shoes.
3. Where is Susan's daughter?
4. What is Susan's first impression of the island?
5. How does Susan feel about Friday when they first meet?
6. Describe Cruso's health.
7. How does Cruso feel about leaving the island?
8. What is Friday's role on the island?
9. How does Friday feel about leaving the island?
10. Why do Cruso and Friday work on the terraces?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast any two characters in the novel. Discuss:
1) How they are used in relationship to each other.
2) How the character's substance is created.
3) How objects are used to define each character.
Essay Topic 2
The use of signs or tokens to which Susan can return again and again to rewrite her own story gives Foe a surreal feeling. Analyze one of these signs, its significance to the story, and its effectiveness.
Essay Topic 3
Gender roles, both on the island and off, impact how Susan is treated as well as her actions.
1) Compare and contrast how Susan's actions with Cruso and Mr. Foe are impacted by expectations of her role as a woman.
2) Explain how gender expectations in her society impact the writing of Susan's story by herself and Mr. Foe.
3) How are gender roles followed, and broken, in the novel?
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