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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. What is the captain’s reaction to Lord Greystoke’s action?

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

3. What is the name the great apes have for an elephant?

4. In Chapter 6, how does Tarzan get into his father’s cabin?

5. What happens when Jane goes outside to meet Tarzan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Tarzan become King of the Apes?

3. Why does Kala worry about her baby and how does Tarzan get his name?

4. What does Tarzan see in Chapter 13 when he returns to the cabin from getting clothing?

5. How and why does Tarzan kill Tublet?

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

7. What does Tarzan do in Kulonga’s hut in the village and how do the villagers react?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Burroughs creates improbable stories and makes them seem real. One of his great techniques for doing this is the detail of language, social behavior and traditions in an imaginary society. Discuss how each of these techniques makes the ape tribe where Tarzan is raised seem real. Use examples from the book to support your response.

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

Often, authors will write about what they know, and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting.

Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Burroughs's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Burroughs's probable agenda concerning that idea.

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