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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Susan describe the rhythm of the wind and rain on the island in Part One?
(a) Threatening.
(b) Monotonous.
(c) Agitating.
(d) Calming and hypnotic.

2. Why was Susan traveling to Bahia?
(a) To look for her daughter.
(b) To become a missionary.
(c) To teach.
(d) To join her husband.

3. How does the woman who swims ashore feel when she is with the person who first greets her?
(a) That she must get better to protect the person.
(b) Uncomfortable and unsafe.
(c) Safe and protected.
(d) At home.

4. What is the meal that Susan enjoys after the ship first arrives on the island?
(a) An apple, cheese and wine.
(b) Cheese and fruit.
(c) Biscuits, cheese and ale.
(d) Pork, biscuits and wine.

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

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

7. What happens when a ship arrives on the island?
(a) The captain recognizes Susan.
(b) Friday runs away.
(c) Friday is shot.
(d) Cruso is put in handcuffs.

8. Who falls ill in Part One, after Susan has been on the island for one year?
(a) Friday and Cruso.
(b) Cruso.
(c) Susan.
(d) Friday.

9. How does the captain react to Susan's story?
(a) He encourages her to write her story.
(b) He seems doubtful of much of her account.
(c) He expresses guilt over her predicament.
(d) He expresses admiration for her strength and faith.

10. What do Cruso and Friday work on everyday, when Susan first arrives on the island?
(a) Improvements to the shelter.
(b) The terraces.
(c) The crop field.
(d) Making tools.

11. How does Susan react to Cruso's explanations of the laws of the island?
(a) She ignores him.
(b) With dissatisfaction.
(c) She laughs at his laws.
(d) With growing respect.

12. Who sinks into a depression after Susan's arrival on the island?
(a) Cruso.
(b) Susan.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Friday.

13. How does Susan end up on the island?
(a) Her ship is attacked by pirates and she escapes.
(b) There is an outbreak of illness on her ship and she escapes.
(c) She is kidnapped by a crew member from whom she escapes.
(d) There is mutiny on her ship and she is cast away.

14. What does Susan do when she wakes to find Cruso's hand exploring her body after she has crawled into bed with him?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Encourages him.
(c) Jumps out of the bed.
(d) Slaps him.

15. Where was Susan traveling when her boat ran into trouble?
(a) Sydney.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Lisbon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who steps on a thorn in the first section of the story?

2. How does Cruso react to the arrival of a ship on the island?

3. What name does Cruso give to his shelter?

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

5. What does Susan learn about Friday when he ignores her request to bring more wood in Part One?

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