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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. In Chapter 16, how long does it take Crusoe to make the rigging and fit his masts and sails?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) About 3 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) Nearly 2 months.

2. How many pounds of tobacco does the ship's captain bring Crusoe after he regains his ship in Chapter 18?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. In Chapter 14 after Crusoe decides to try to capture a savage, how long is it before he sees the cannibals again?
(a) 27 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

4. How long does it take Friday and Crusoe to make a boat in Chapter 16?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) About 5 weeks.
(d) About a month.

5. In Chapter 14, what does Crusoe believe his net worth might be if he had stayed in Brazil?
(a) 100,000 moidores.
(b) 75,000 moidores.
(c) 125,000 moidores.
(d) 250,000 moidores.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, where does Crusoe find humans remains?

2. What does Crusoe say that he might have done if he did not have to worry about cannibals in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 18, as the second boat comes from the ship, how many men does the captain think are honest fellows?

4. What type of ship does Crusoe find wrecked in Chapter 13?

5. In Chapter 14, when one of the men escapes the cannibals, how many men follow after him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, why does Friday look grave and sad when Crusoe tells him he will make a boat and take Friday back to his country?

2. Why does the Spaniard suggest that Crusoe wait six months before rescuing the Spaniard's comrades?

3. What type of companions are they and how long do Poll and the dog from the ship live with Crusoe?

4. What does Crusoe dream in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 15, why is the first year with Friday one of the most pleasant Crusoe has spent on the island?

6. In Chapter 17, what does Crusoe learn from the Spaniard that he and Friday rescued?

7. In Chapter 19, how and why do two men who were left on the island get to the ship?

8. After seeing signs of cannibalism in Chapter 12, what does Crusoe begin taking with him every time he goes he goes out?

9. When Crusoe leaves the island in Chapter 19, what does he take with him?

10. In Chapter 18, when a boat comes from the ship, what does the captain comment about the men in the boat?

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