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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 Friday respond to live in the city, at the beginning of Part Two?
(a) He shows no change at all.
(b) He is agitated and scared.
(c) He is not happy.
(d) He is fascinated by it.

2. How do Susan and Friday live in their new location at the end of May in Part Two?
(a) With the curtains drawn.
(b) Like kings.
(c) Above chaos, but in a space of peace.
(d) Simply, but happily.

3. What does Susan lament in the telling of her story?
(a) That she can't claim a child conceived on the island.
(b) That Cruso isn't alive to help her tell it.
(c) That she never learned how to write.
(d) That she doesn't know how Friday lost his tongue.

4. What does Susan thank Mr. Foe for giving back to her?
(a) Dignity.
(b) A sense of purpose.
(c) Independence.
(d) Substance.

5. How does Susan attempt to get passage to Africa for Friday?
(a) By getting him a job as a deckhand.
(b) She asks her dance partner.
(c) With the money from Mr. Foe.
(d) By telling the captain he is loyal and strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Susan feel about allowing the watcher to stay with her in Part Two?

2. What does Susan compare to moving the stones on the island?

3. Who does Susan realize is willing to take Friday?

4. What does Susan tell Mr. Foe about escaping from the island on a small boat?

5. What does Susan find in a case?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Susan and young Susan first meet.

2. What forms the bond between Susan and Friday in Part Two?

3. Describe the settings in Part Two.

4. Is Susan self-sufficient or dependent on others?

5. Why does Susan say that she and Friday live in Mr. Foe's house "like poor relations"?

6. Why is the case of recorders important?

7. What are Susan's insecurities in Part Two?

8. Why is Susan's dance important?

9. What is the significance of Susan putting her written pages into Mr. Foe's basket?

10. Why does Susan doubt young Susan's story?

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