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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Black Michael tell the crew about the Greystokes?

2. In Chapter 9, who does Tarzan ride?

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

4. What does Kala do for Tarzan’s wounds in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 3, what attacks Lord Greystoke when he is trying to cut down a tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tarzan get arrows from the village in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

5. What does Tarzan find in the metal box, why is he frustrated with one of the items in the box and what item does he take with him?

6. 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?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 7, why does Tarzan return to the cabin and what does he do there?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define plot and include the definitions of the most important elements of a plot. Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Tarzan of the Apes, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Give a brief synopsis of any important sub-plots.

Essay Topic 2

Identify the protagonists of the story and why you believe they are such? Identify the antagonists of the story and why you believe they are such? Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot? Which, if any, characters are not essential to the story? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels.

Compare/contrast the characters of Jane and Kala. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast the characters of Clayton and Tarzan. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

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