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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tarzan do in Chapter 13 with a warrior he kills who surprises Tarzan on the trail?
(a) Toss it to a lion.
(b) Leave it where he kills it.
(c) Throw it into the village.
(d) Bury it.

2. How does Tarzan become King of the Apes?
(a) He fights the three largest apes in the tribe.
(b) He kills Kerchak.
(c) He subdues Kerchak.
(d) He kills a lion stalking the tribe.

3. In Chapter 10, what is the woman Tarzan sees at the village of the blacks doing?
(a) Stripping peas off a vine.
(b) Dipping arrows in a cauldron of black stuff.
(c) Pounding flour into bread.
(d) Fletching arrows.

4. What does Tarzan throw at one of the warriors in Chapter 11?
(a) A dead bird.
(b) A rock.
(c) A tree branch.
(d) A human skull.

5. What does Tarzan find when he enters his cabin In Chapter 13?
(a) The skeletons are gone.
(b) It has been ransacked.
(c) It has been cleaned up.
(d) His books are gone.

6. What does the small man do when Clayton walks away after arguing with him in Chapter 13?
(a) Shakes his head and turns away.
(b) Makes a rude gesture.
(c) Kick sand at Clayton.
(d) Touches his gun.

7. In Chapter 9, what disturbs the peace in the jungle near the ape tribe?
(a) A pride of lions.
(b) A huge troop of baboons move nearby.
(c) A large group of black people.
(d) A ship in the harbor.

8. What does Tarzan try to do with Sabor’s skin?
(a) Make a mask.
(b) Make a soft bed.
(c) Make clothing.
(d) Make a sling shot.

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

10. In Chapter 14, what do the sailors do when Clayton goes into the jungle to look for the Professor?
(a) Sit outside the cabin.
(b) Leaves for the ship.
(c) Sits on the beach waiting for Clayton to return.
(d) Go into the cabin.

11. What does the note that is slid under the Greystokes’ door say?
(a) Do not report the theft from his cabin.
(b) Come to the ship’s boat at midnight with their belongings.
(c) The mutiny is that night.
(d) Keep their door locked at all times.

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

13. Why does Tarzan remain king when he does not want to be king?
(a) It keeps the she apes safe.
(b) He gets first choice of all food.
(c) So Terkoz will not become king.
(d) It is the only way he can stay with the tribe.

14. In Chapter 3, what attacks Lord Greystoke when he is trying to cut down a tree?
(a) A great bull ape.
(b) A leopard.
(c) A lion.
(d) A cheetah.

15. In Chapter 12, where does Tarzan take the tribe to eat?
(a) The vegetable fields at the village.
(b) To the beach, where he teaches them to fish.
(c) To the river.
(d) Into the jungle, like always.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Clayton and Tarzan get to the cabin from the jungle in Chapter 15?

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

3. In Chapter 2, what does Lord Greystoke do when he sees the crew mutiny?

4. Why can’t Tarzan read his father’s diary?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Tarzan take with him when he leaves the cabin?

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