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Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Preface & Chapters I–III
Chapters IV–VII
Chapters VIII–XII
Chapters XIII–XVII
Chapters XVIII–XXIII
Chapters XXIV–XXVII
Chapters XXVIII–XXXI
Characters
Character List
Robinson Crusoe
Friday
The Portuguese Captain
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Preface & Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–7
Chapters 8–12
Chapters 13–17
Chapters 18–23
Chapters 24–27
Chapters 28–31
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Context Quiz
Context Quiz
1
of 5
What was Daniel Defoe’s original last name?
Danielson
Foe
Defow
Foxworthy
2
of 5
What was Daniel Defoe’s father’s profession?
Baker
Merchant marine
Wax merchant
Presbyterian deacon
3
of 5
Why was Defoe forbidden to attend Cambridge or Oxford?
He was Presbyterian
He was foreign born
His parents couldn’t pay
Lower class lineage
4
of 5
How much debt had Defoe accrued by 1692?
3700 pounds
5000 pounds
12,500 pounds
17,000 pounds
5
of 5
What was the official diagnosis of Defoe’s death?
Consumption
Ill humors
Cholera
Lethargy
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