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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 8, how many turtles has Crusoe found on his side of the island in a year and a half?
2. How many bunches of grapes does Crusoe make into raisins in Chapter 7?
3. On June 28, what does Crusoe mix with water that he puts by his bed?
4. In Chapter 8, what dominions does Crusoe believe he might be near?
5. In Chapter 11, how far does Crusoe say that he is from the equinox?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Crusoe learn about where he is stranded when he travels to the top of a hill?
2. What are Crusoe's thoughts at the beginning of Chapter 7?
3. In Chapter 7, on the first day that Crusoe goes exploring, what does he find?
4. In Chapter 11, what information does Crusoe provide about his cats?
5. In Chapter 9, what process does Crusoe have to go through to make a sieve?
6. In Chapter 3, what is the purpose of Crusoe's voyage to Guinea and what happens on the voyage?
7. How does Crusoe learn to make pots that will hold liquid in Chapter 9?
8. What does Crusoe cook to eat on June 17, and how does he like the food he fixes?
9. What happens on Crusoe's second voyage in Chapter 2?
10. In Chapter 9, how does Crusoe describe his effort to make earthen vessels?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 16, Crusoe thinks that he will just observe as Friday attacks the cannibals. What role does reasoning and indignation play in getting Crusoe involved in the attack?
Essay Topic 2
Although Crusoe could give up and just die after he arrives on the island, he works hard to survive. How would you describe Crusoe’s survival instinct, and what do his actions reveal about the human desire to live?
Essay Topic 3
In the novel, the native peoples are described as savages and cannibals. What do using those terms to describe the native peoples indicate about what Crusoe and what Europeans in the 17th century thought about non-Europeans?
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