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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to Cruso, is true of Friday?
(a) He is a genius.
(b) He was the spiritual leader of his people.
(c) He is a former cannibal.
(d) He is a medicine man.

2. Why do Friday's feet bleed in Part One?
(a) Some strange virus.
(b) Cuts from the coral reef.
(c) Bites from fleas and insects.
(d) Cuts from thorns.

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

4. What best describes Cruso's appearance?
(a) A graying man with muscles and all his teeth.
(b) European, with green eyes and straw-colored hair
(c) Olive skin, dark eyes and dark curls.
(d) Kind, blue eyes and a balding pate.

5. What message does Susan try to convey to Friday at the end of Part One?
(a) That Cruso is dead.
(b) That she is with child.
(c) That she will protect him.
(d) That she will meet him in his cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cruso respond to leaving on the ship?

2. What is the meal that Susan enjoys after the ship first arrives on the island?

3. What best describes Friday's boat?

4. Where do Cruso and Friday sleep, when Susan first meets them?

5. What does Cruso tell Susan about punishing Friday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Susan's first impression of the island?

2. Describe Cruso's health.

3. How does Friday feel about leaving the island?

4. Explain why Susan and Cruso have a fight over shoes.

5. Where is Susan's daughter?

6. What is Friday's role on the island?

7. Why do Cruso and Friday work on the terraces?

8. Does Susan respect Cruso?

9. Why does Susan believe that she is on the island?

10. How does the Captain of the Hobart react to Susan's story of being a castaway on the island?

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