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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 type of tree does Crusoe have Friday cut for a mast in Chapter 16?

2. How many armed men does Crusoe have, including himself, to meet the boat in Chapter 18?

3. How long does Poll live with Crusoe?

4. What type of tree does Friday climb when he is taunting the bear in Chapter 20?

5. When Crusoe arrives in England in Chapter 19, how long has it been since he has been in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, why is Crusoe cautious about rescuing the other men who are living with the cannibals and what does he do about it?

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

3. In Chapter 12, what signs of cannibalism does Crusoe find?

4. In Chapter 19, what does Crusoe learn has happened to his plantation in Brazil?

5. How long does the widow persuade Crusoe in Chapter 20 to stay and what does Crusoe do during that time?

6. In Chapter 14, what does Crusoe think that his circumstances would be like if he had stayed in Brazil?

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

8. At the beginning of Chapter 14, how does Crusoe spend his time?

9. Beside Poll and the dog, what other creatures live with Crusoe in Chpater 13?

10. In Chapter 18, when the men from the ship are ready to go back in the boat after traipsing around the island, what does Crusoe have done to keep them on the shore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Crusoe learns to make do with what he has during his time on the island. How does Crusoe use resourcefulness to have the things he needs to survive, and how is he able to be self-reliant through his efforts?

Essay Topic 2

Crusoe believes that the misfortunes he has may be caused by not listening to his father. What misfortunes does Crusoe face because he ignores advice, and why does Crusoe believe that fate and destiny are behind the misfortunes that he faces?

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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