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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. How does Susan respond to Friday's actions when she first sees him paddle out onto the bay?
(a) She is excited at the possibility of escape.
(b) She feels a tendernes akin to love.
(c) She realizes he has a soul or spirit.
(d) She is angry that he has not provided more food.

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

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

4. What does the woman ask for when she first swims ashore?
(a) Water.
(b) Someone named Abigail.
(c) To be allowed to die.
(d) Help.

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

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. How long is Cruso ill, in Part One?

4. What message does Susan try to convey to Friday at the end of Part One?

5. What does Cruso say will act as a statement of his time on the island?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Cruso feel about leaving the island?

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

4. Describe Cruso's castle.

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

6. How does Friday feel about leaving the island?

7. Describe Cruso's appearance.

8. Does Susan respect Cruso?

9. Where is Susan's daughter?

10. How does Susan and Cruso's relationship change once they are rescued?

(see the answer keys)

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