Today we took our Robinson Crusoe end-of-book test. If you were not here for the test, please review your study guide to prepare to take the test when you return.

Study guide:

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