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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. In Chapter 13, what does Tarzan see when he returns to the cabin?
(a) A ship in the harbor.
(b) Two white people knocking on the cabin door.
(c) A lion attempting to get into the window.
(d) A ship’s boat rowing towards shore.

2. What is the name the great apes have for an elephant?
(a) Tutor.
(b) Sabor.
(c) Tantor.
(d) Numa.

3. How does the narrator describe Lord Greystoke’s morals?
(a) He has the best of morals.
(b) He is amoral.
(c) The narrator does not mention Lord Greystoke’s morals.
(d) They are shoddy.

4. What is Greystoke told, secretly?
(a) That the captain intends to kill Lord Greystoke.
(b) That the crew will back up Lord Greystoke in any fight.
(c) That the crew is going to mutiny.
(d) That the ship is going in the wrong direction.

5. What does Tarzan first do when he enters the cabin in Chapter 6?
(a) Lays on the bed.
(b) Opens the cupboards and drawer.
(c) Moves the skeletons.
(d) Sits in the chair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tarzan remain king when he does not want to be king?

2. What has Tarzan been unable to master in his lessons in Chapter 9?

3. Why does Tarzan decide to return to the village in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 7, why does Tarzan return to his father’s cabin at the beginning of the chapter?

5. What does the small man who is arguing with a larger man do in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Lord Greystoke in Africa and what kind of man does the narrator say he is?

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

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

5. How does Lord Greystoke get killed?

6. How many apes are in Kerchak’s tribe and what is Kala like?

7. What does Tarzan do about clothing for himself?

8. How and why does Tarzan kill Tublet?

9. What does Tarzan do on the way back to the tribe from the village in Chapter 11 and how do the members of the tribe react to his tale?

10. How does Tarzan feel about the men who have come to the cabin?

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