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Crusoe Finds a Friend Questions & Answers
Question 1: Friendship requires equality. Robinson Crusoe did not feel himself superior to Friday and they both helped each other as equals when needed.
Fill in the table below with information from the story to show what the two friends did for each other.
Answer:
| What Crusoe did for Friday | What Friday did for Crusoe |
| 1. Crusoe gave shelter to live in. | 1. Friday made him happy to be with him. |
| 2. Crusoe gave him goat-skin trousers, a goat skin coat, a cap made of hare’s skin. | 2. Friday made a boat for him. |
| 3. Crusoe gave him some bread, a bunch of raisins and a cup of water. | 3. Friday milked the goats everyday and made butter and cheese. |
Question 2: Where did Crusoe take Friday? What did he give Friday to eat?
Answer: Crusoe took Friday to his cave and gave him some bread, a bunch of raisins and a cup of water.
Question 3: What did Friday get to wear? How did he feel in his new clothes?
Answer: Crusoe gave Friday a pair of goat-skin trousers, a goat-skin coat and a cap made of hare’s skin. He was very proud of his clothes, though he hardly knew how to get around in them at first.
Question 4: What sleeping arrangements did Crusoe made for Friday?
Answer: Crusoe made a tent for him in the space between the two fences. This tent opened by a door into his yard.
Question 5: What did Crusoe tell Friday about his life on the island?
Answer: Crusoe told Friday how he happened to reach the island, how long he had been there and the hard time he had at first to get food and make a home. He also told Friday how lonely he was till they two met.
Question 6: What did Friday think of the boats that Crusoe had made?
Answer: Friday found one of the boats too small. He liked the size of the other boat and told Crusoe that they could sail to their country in the boat of that size. However, the boat was cracked and rotten and a new boat had to be made.
Question 7: Complete the sentences:
1. Friday picked out a good tree and made a boat as he knew much more about trees than Crusoe.
2. Crusoe has saved Friday’s life.
3. It took two months for Crusoe to get the mast and sail ready.
4. Crusoe made the rudder and fastened to the stern of the vessel.
5. Crusoe taught Friday how to use the rudder and to become a good sailor.
Question 8: Why do you think Crusoe depended on Friday to find a good and strong tree for the boat?
Answer: Friday knew much more about trees than Crusoe did. So, Crusoe depended on Friday to find a good and strong tree for the boat.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.