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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Susan dance?

2. What does Susan find in a case?

3. Where does Friday live in Part Two?

4. Who is George Lewes?

5. Where do Susan and Friday move to at the end of May in Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Susan's reaction when Mr. Foe's letter is returned unopened?

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

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

7. Why is the case of recorders important?

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

9. Describe how Susan and young Susan first meet.

10. Explain Susan's concerns over her story.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of Foe is dependent on another novel: Robinson Crusoe, written by Daniel Defoe. Analyze the literary technique used by J.M. Coetzee to create a novel entirely based on the existence of a novel that exists outside of the story being told.

Essay Topic 2

The setting in all four sections of Foe are very different. Describe each character's response to one setting and analyze what that says about his or her character: Susan, Friday, and Cruso.

Essay Topic 3

The time period in which Foe takes place offers political and cultural meaning to Susan's tale. Relate this to:

1) Friday.

2) Women.

3) Power.

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