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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Susan describe the food on the island?
(a) Bland, plant based, and grisly.
(b) Strange and exotic.
(c) Scarce and very monotonous.
(d) Readily available and luscious.

2. Why does Cruso say he never tried to build a boat?
(a) He has no desire to leave.
(b) He doesn't know where he would escape to.
(c) Supplies are not available.
(d) The current would not allow them to leave.

3. What does Cruso say will act as a statement of his time on the island?
(a) The shelter.
(b) The terraces.
(c) The relationships he forms while there.
(d) A simple grave with a cross of stones.

4. What does Susan watch Friday do when she first sees him paddle out onto the bay?
(a) Stay very still until birds land on his shoulders.
(b) Scatter flower petals on the water.
(c) Reach into the water and pull out a fish.
(d) Feed some birds.

5. What does Cruso tell Susan about the laws of the island?
(a) "There are no laws."
(b) "The only law is we will work for our bread."
(c) "The only law is to do what I say."
(d) "The laws are meant for the protection of us all."

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Cruso, is true of Friday?

2. Why does Cruso tell Susan he has not tried to record his memories?

3. How does Susan react to Cruso's explanations of the laws of the island?

4. How long is Cruso ill, in Part One?

5. What does Cruso grow near his shelter?

(see the answer key)

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