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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. What is the weather like in Chapter 20?

2. In Chapter 15, what is the name of Friday's god?

3. In Chapter 18, how many men are sent to Crusoe's cave with Friday to guard them?

4. In Chapter 17, how many men does the Spaniard say lived at peace with the savages?

5. What does Crusoe see in his dream in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 19, how and why do two men who were left on the island get to the ship?

2. How does Crusoe dispose of his old plantation in Brazil?

3. In Chapter 16, how is the mast and sail made for the boat Crusoe and Friday make?

4. In Chapter 18, when a boat comes from the ship, what does the captain comment about the men in the boat?

5. Beside Poll and the dog, what other creatures live with Crusoe in Chpater 13?

6. Why does the Spaniard suggest that Crusoe wait six months before rescuing the Spaniard's comrades?

7. How does Crusoe settle down during the seven years that widow persuades him to stay in Chapter 20 and why does he leave?

8. In Chapter 12, what signs of cannibalism does Crusoe find?

9. In Chapter 19, what does Crusoe learn has happened to his plantation in Brazil?

10. What does Crusoe dream in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Crusoe uses the natural resources on his island to survive. How does Crusoe use those natural resources, and what is Crusoe’s relationship with nature?

Essay Topic 2

Crusoe finds a footprint in the sand in Chapter 11. Why is he afraid to find a footprint when he has longed for human companionship? How does Crusoe begin to behave after finding the footprint, and are his fears rational or irrational?

Essay Topic 3

Crusoe believes that Friday has a right to attack the cannibals. Why does Crusoe believe that Friday is justified in attacking the cannibals?

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