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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 steps on a thorn in the first section of the story?

2. How does Cruso refer to the ailment he gets shortly after Susan's arrival?

3. Who falls ill in Part One, after Susan has been on the island for one year?

4. Why does Susan say that Cruso wants to remain on the island?

5. What best describes Cruso's appearance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Cruso's health.

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

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

6. Does Susan respect Cruso?

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

8. Describe Cruso's appearance.

9. Where is Susan's daughter?

10. How does Friday feel about leaving the island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Truth in Foe is mentioned often.

1) Which truths does Susan want, and not want, to be revealed?

2) Why is Susan so concerned with the way Mr. Foe tells her story?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The structure of Foe as a novel with four untitled parts, frame story device, and its antagonistic title, offers readers insight to the message of the author. Analyze the title and structure of the novel and explain why the author chose to create it in this specific way.

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