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Robinson Crusoe
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Robinson Crusoe
by:
Daniel Defoe
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Preface & Chapters I–III
Chapters IV–VII
Chapters VIII–XII
Chapters XIII–XVII
Chapters XVIII–XXIII
Chapters XXIV–XXVII
Chapters XXVIII–XXXI
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Character List
Robinson Crusoe
Friday
The Portuguese Captain
Main Ideas
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Preface & Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–7
Chapters 8–12
Chapters 13–17
Chapters 18–23
Chapters 24–27
Chapters 28–31
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1
. When Crusoe eats eggs on the island, from what animal do they come?
Seagull
Quail
Penguin
Turtle
2
. Which of the following describes Robinson Crusoe’s place in his family?
Oldest son
Middle son
Youngest son
Only son
3
. Crusoe names his servant Friday in honor of what?
Good Friday
The day on which the native’s life was saved
The last workday before the weekend
The day on which Crusoe’s life was saved
4
. In what century is Robinson Crusoe set?
Sixteenth
Nineteenth
Eighteenth
Seventeenth
5
. Where does Crusoe serve as a slave?
North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Spain
Brazil
6
. To what does the name Xury refer?
The African port where Crusoe is enslaved
The Brazilian town where Crusoe settles
The name of Friday’s father
The name of a slave boy
7
. How does Crusoe first grow grain on the island?
Friday gives him seeds
He throws seeds by accident when he discards cornhusks
He salvages seeds from the Spanish wreck
He transplants grain from another area of the island
8
. To what does the name Poll refer?
A widow
A pet bird
A servant girl
A ship
9
. Of what nationality are the mutineers on the ship that arrives?
Spanish
Brazilian
Moorish
English
10
. What does Crusoe do after drinking a rum and tobacco mixture?
Expresses his love to Friday
Paddles his canoe into a dangerous current
Accidentally sets his hut on fire
Experiences a religious illumination
11
. Why is Friday excited when he sees the cannibals’ captive in the boat?
The captive is Friday’s father
The captive is Friday’s hated enemy
The captive is Friday’s brother
The captive is Friday’s fiancée
12
. Crusoe is frightened in a cave when he sees whose eyes?
A goat’s
A cannibal’s
The Spaniard’s
The captain’s
13
. Why does Crusoe’s first attempt at making a canoe fail?
The wood is rotten
The canoe is too fragile
The canoe is too heavy
Termites eat through the bottom
14
. What livestock makes up Robinson’s meat supply on the island?
Rabbits
Wildfowl
Goats
Cows
15
. To what does the name Benamuckee refer?
Friday’s father
Friday’s cannibal feast
Friday’s tribe
Friday’s god
16
. Crusoe’s father wishes his son to go into which profession?
Law
Medicine
Business
Farming
17
. How does Crusoe impress the natives on the African coast?
Showing them his watch
Killing a leopard
Giving them rum
Sailing the boat in circles
18
. The cross that Crusoe erects on the island serves as what?
A religious icon
A scarecrow
A calendar
A sign for passing ships
19
. When Crusoe departs on his second trading voyage, with whom does he leaves some of his money?
A widow friend
His father
His sister
A London merchant
20
. To what does the name Sallee refer?
Crusoe’s first ship
A North African territory
The river bordering Crusoe’s plantation
A weapon used by the cannibals
21
. In Europe, Crusoe encounters ravenous wolves in which country?
England
France
Belgium
Spain
22
. Which type of fruit does Crusoe learn how to dry?
Bananas
Grapes
Pineapples
Apples
23
. Two years after discovering the footprint, with what does Crusoe find the shore strewn?
Clothing
The remains of a ship
Human body parts
Goat carcasses
24
. After returning to England, what does Crusoe find out about his family?
They are dead except for two sisters
They are dead except for one brother
They are not overjoyed to see him alive
They have moved away from England years earlier
25
. Why doesn’t Crusoe take his wife back to the island with him?
She is pregnant
He realizes he does not love her like he loves Friday
She dies
She is too prone to seasickness
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