03/02 Homework

Today we went over our study guide for tomorrow’s end-of-book test.

Here are the questions in case you were absent today:

  • What two types of men does Crusoe’s father say go off exploring?
  • What is the main reason Crusoe decides to not return home?
  • Who is the first person Crusoe meets with in London?
  • What ends up happening to his ship on his second voyage, and what happens to him as a result?
  • What does Crusoe do to Moely?
  • What offer does Crusoe make Xury?
  • Why does the captain of the Portuguese ship say he rescued Crusoe?
  • What does the captain request to buy from Crusoe that he doesn’t want to give up?
  • What two reasons finally convince Crusoe to sell it?
  • What does Crusoe decide to settle down and do in the Brasils?
  • What do his friends in the Brasils propose he join them on?
  • How does Crusoe survive the storm?
  • What sad thing does Crusoe realize about the way they all tried to escape the main ship?
  • What animals does Crusoe discover on the island that he decides to domesticate?
  • How is Crusoe planning to have food once his bullets are used up?
  • What does Crusoe accidentally start to grow?
  • What are the three tobacco remedies Crusoe tries?
  • What has Crusoe resigned himself to?
  • What two types of traps does Crusoe set to try to catch more goats?
  • How many goats does Crusoe catch, and what does he do with them?
  • What does Crusoe see on the beach that surprises him?
  • What does he find on the beach that horrifies him?
  • What does he hope to eventually do to the cannibals?
  • What thoughts does Crusoe have that scare him?
  • What does Crusoe name the captive he rescues, and why?
  • How does Crusoe intend to train Friday out of his cannibalism?
  • What does Crusoe realize he has to change about his land, and why?
  • Who do we discover the second captive of the cannibals is?
  • How does Crusoe title himself, and why?
  • What does Crusoe do to the ship’s rowboat to prevent the mutinous crew’s escape?
  • Why does Crusoe decide to wait until nightfall to attack the mutinous crew?
  • How does Crusoe react to finally being able to leave the island?
  • What do Crusoe and the captain decide to do with the mutinous prisoners?
  • How long has Crusoe been on the island when he finally leaves?
  • What does Crusoe find has happened to his family when he returns to London?