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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What worries Kala about her white ape baby?
(a) He gets sunburned.
(b) He is too fat.
(c) He is too tall.
(d) He is slow and clumsy.

2. How do the older males in the tribe feel about Tarzan?
(a) They like him.
(b) They hate him or are indifferent to him.
(c) They enjoy his antics.
(d) They think he is a great warrior.

3. What happens when Tarzan tries to use his bow in Chapter 11?
(a) He accidentally shoots Kerchak in the arm.
(b) He kills a huge lion.
(c) He loses most of his arrows.
(d) He is chased by a lion he shoots.

4. What is the captain’s reaction to Lord Greystoke’s action?
(a) He does not eat with the Greystokes after the incident.
(b) He does not realize Lord Greystoke is the one who stops him.
(c) He is glad after he gained a hold of his temper.
(d) He is indifferent.

5. What does Tarzan first offer Clayton to eat in Chapter 14?
(a) Lion meat.
(b) Dried venison.
(c) Fruit and nuts.
(d) Cheetah meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does Tarzan see on the beach when the second boat lands in Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 8 who does Tarzan decide to kill when the tribe runs from her?

3. How long does Alice live following the attack on her husband in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 8, what pulls Tarzan from a tree when he ropes it?

5. What does Tarzan mean in ape language?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kala die and what does Tarzan do about her death?

2. Why does Tarzan remain king of the ape tribe for a while and how does he finally relinquish that position?

3. How does Alice lose her memory of her recent past?

4. In Chapter 3, what happens when the ship reaches land and what do the Greystokes do immediately?

5. What is Lord Greystoke told by a crew member and what does he do with this information?

6. How does Tarzan kill a gorilla, how does the gorilla injure Tarzan and how does Tarzan recover?

7. How is Jane saved from the lioness trying to get into the cabin?

8. What does the Greystoke couple do in Freetown and how does Lord Greystoke run afoul of a ship captain?

9. How does Kerchak get his hands on a rifle and what does he do with it?

10. What breaks the peace around the area of Tarzan’s ape tribe in Chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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