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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. In Chapter 1, how many days does Crusoe's ship stay at anchor in Yarmouth Roads?

2. In Chapter 6, how long does Cruse sleep after drinking rum, in which he had steeped tobacco?

3. On May 4, what does Crusoe catch?

4. In Chapter 1, when does Crusoe take a ship bound for London?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Crusoe carry on his belt?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how does Crusoe get up into the ship.

2. How successful is Crusoe at fishing on May 4?

3. In Chapter 9, how does Crusoe describe his effort to make earthen vessels?

4. What happens after Crusoe kills a large leopard in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Crusoe discover and why does he become afraid?

6. What dream does Crusoe have on June 27?

7. In Chapter 1 after Crusoe was rescued from a sinking ship, what advice does he receive from the captain of the ship?

8. In Chapter 4, when is Crusoe able to go to the ship, and why does he grieve as he looks at the ship?

9. In Chapter 4, what does Crusoe do when he first gets onto the ship, and what does he find that is useful?

10. In Chapter 9 what does Crusoe discover when he tries to return home to his side of the island a different way than he came?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Crusoe struggles with internal and external conflicts throughout the novel. What type of conflicts does Crusoe experience when he is alone on the island, and how do those conflicts change when people join him? Are most of his conflicts external or internal?

Essay Topic 2

Crusoe finds a footprint in the sand in Chapter 11. Why is he afraid to find a footprint when he has longed for human companionship? How does Crusoe begin to behave after finding the footprint, and are his fears rational or irrational?

Essay Topic 3

Crusoe sells Xury to the captain of the ship that rescues him. How would you describe the relationship between the two men, and what does their relationship reveal about the attitude toward non-whites in the seventeenth century?

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