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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. Who is George Lewes?
(a) An attorney.
(b) The man young Susan says is her father.
(c) The young constable.
(d) Mr. Foe's brother.

2. Who claims to have been born in Deptford in May of 1702?
(a) George Lewes.
(b) Shane LaFountain.
(c) Young Susan.
(d) Mr. Foe.

3. What does Mr. Foe say it is a shame that Cruso didn't save from the wreck?
(a) Ink and paper.
(b) Muskets, powder or tools.
(c) Seeds of some sort.
(d) His wife.

4. What does Susan think is one of the questions that readers will wonder about her story?
(a) If she is telling the truth.
(b) How Cruso really died.
(c) Why they didn't attempt escape.
(d) Why she and Cruso didn't become a couple.

5. What does Susan say the terraces on the island come to resemble with the passage of time?
(a) Monuments.
(b) Tombs.
(c) Folly.
(d) Birth and death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susan tell her young guest about that person's father?

2. What does Susan compare Friday to when she decides not to send him on the ship?

3. What does Susan find in a case?

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

5. Where does Friday live in Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the mystery surrounding Susan's lost child.

2. How does Mr. Foe impact the novel in Part Two?

3. How does young Susan describe herself?

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

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

6. Why does Susan decide at the last moment not to put Friday on the ship to Africa?

7. Describe how Susan and young Susan first meet.

8. Explain the significance of the dead baby Susan finds on the side of the road.

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

10. Explain Susan's concerns over her story.

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