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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. Who does Susan realize is willing to take Friday?

2. What does Susan suggest to Mr. Foe would be a good job for Friday?

3. How does Susan feel after her dance?

4. What does Susan say about mothers and children?

5. Who does Susan notice watching the house where she lives with Friday, after they have moved to the second location?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Susan and young Susan first meet.

2. Describe the settings in Part Two.

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does young Susan describe herself?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gender roles, both on the island and off, impact how Susan is treated as well as her actions.

1) Compare and contrast how Susan's actions with Cruso and Mr. Foe are impacted by expectations of her role as a woman.

2) Explain how gender expectations in her society impact the writing of Susan's story by herself and Mr. Foe.

3) How are gender roles followed, and broken, in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is readily apparent in Foe. Select three instance of foreshadowing and what they are used to indicate.

Essay Topic 3

Power and the oppressed is a theme in Foe that is illustrated by specific characters, objects and events. Explain this in terms of:

1) Friday's voice.

2) Susan's desire to tell the story of the island.

3) Any other relevant instance.

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