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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Susan say that Cruso wants to remain on the island?
(a) Stubborness of old age.
(b) He loves Friday and will not leave him.
(c) It is where his love is buried.
(d) He has formed an attachment to natural living.

2. What best describes the person who first meets the woman who swims ashore in the beginning of the story?
(a) A woman wearing a bonnet.
(b) A boy with a shaved head.
(c) A white man.
(d) A black man.

3. Where does Susan see Friday working when she awakens her first morning on the island?
(a) Up high in a tree.
(b) In a crop field.
(c) In the water by the shore.
(d) At a stone stove.

4. How long is Cruso ill, in Part One?
(a) 30 cycles of the sun.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 48 hours.

5. What does Susan bring back to camp after disobeying Cruso on her third day on the island?
(a) Berries.
(b) Wood to build a raft.
(c) Root vegetables.
(d) Firewood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Friday speak to Susan?

2. How does Susan disobey Cruso on her third day on the island?

3. What is the name of the ship that rescues Susan and the others?

4. Why does Susan say she would consider getting pregnant by Cruso?

5. Why does Cruso say he never tried to build a boat?

(see the answer key)

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