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

2. What does Cruso grow near his shelter?
(a) Sweet peppers.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Mangos.
(d) Lettuce.

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

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

5. What best describes Cruso's shelter when Susan first sees it?
(a) A shelter of poles and thatched reeds.
(b) A shanty of sail cloth, vines and leaves.
(c) A cave transformed by fire and animal pelts.
(d) An impressive shed made of timber, knots and vines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susan say was her father's name?

2. Why do Friday's feet bleed in Part One?

3. What does Susan tell the ship's mates?

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

5. Where does Susan sleep on her first night on the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cruso feel about leaving the island?

2. How does Susan feel about Friday when they first meet?

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

4. Does Susan respect Cruso?

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

6. Why is Friday's communication with Susan limited?

7. Describe the events that lead in the main characters' escape from the island.

8. Describe Cruso's castle.

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

10. Describe Cruso's appearance.

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