1.

Answer the following questions in full sentences

a. It refers to the discovery of a fragment of a pair of navigational dividers.
b. enthralling
c. As the discovery could only have belonged to a ship’s master or navigator to which
historical evidence suggest Selkirk must have been. So, it ascertains the original
assumption of Selkirk’s existence on the island and it is the reason why the evidence is
compelling.
d. The discovery of the divider is crucial in helping them locate and confirm the
whereabouts of the castaway camp.
e. The finds providing an insight into exactly how Selkirk might have endured for
years alone on the island for his survival.
Answering summary questions
1. c)
 Tropical island
 Reveals evidence of campsite (a source of light/heat, can also be used for
cooking raw meat)
 Built two shelters
 Near to a freshwater stream
 Had access to a viewpoint over the harbour from where he could see approaching
ships
 Had a gun (that he rescued from the ship) for hunting
 Learnt to outrun his prey
 Eventually develop skills to utilize materials from his hunts (such as for clothing)
2. Alexander Selkirk, trapped in a small tropical island, survived for four years alone on
the year provided under the conditions. As it likely sound tropical, the availability of food
on the island would have contributed to his survival. Whilst written accounts also
describe him shooting goats with a gun rescued from the ship. It is claimed that an
archaeological dig reveals evidence of the campsite of an early European occupant. If it
was true for Selkirk, it would have provided a source of light and heat or the utility for
cooking raw meats. Postholes also suggest that he built two shelters near to a
freshwater stream and had access to a viewpoint over the harbour where he would be
able to watch for approaching ships and ascertain their identity. Moreover, it may have
been the development and the adaptation of himself to eventually learnt to outrun his
prey and utilizing them, such as using their skins as clothing.