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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What fascinates Tarzan about a pencil?
(a) How it leaves a black mark.
(b) The eraser at the top of it.
(c) How the lead is surrounded by wood.
(d) How it can be sharpened with the knife.

3. How does Kala die?
(a) Kulonga kills her.
(b) Kerchak kills her.
(c) She dies of old age.
(d) She is grabbed by a crocodile.

4. What does Kala’s mate want to do with Tarzan?
(a) Nothing, he is indifferent to Tarzan.
(b) Give him to another she ape.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Teach him how to move through the trees.

5. 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.

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

7. How do Clayton and Tarzan get to the cabin from the jungle in Chapter 15?
(a) Tarzan swings in the trees as Clayton runs on the ground.
(b) Tarzan carries Clayton on his back.
(c) They run.
(d) Tarzan and Clayton swing through the trees.

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

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

10. In Chapter 5, what does Tarzan do when a lion kills his friend?
(a) Takes his friend’s body up a tree.
(b) Kills a lion.
(c) Climbs a tree.
(d) Swims to deep water.

11. Why does Tarzan know he must move the tribe?
(a) A large pride of animals have moved into the area.
(b) The black people build a new village too near them.
(c) The hunting is getting difficult.
(d) White men have come into the harbor.

12. About how old is Kala?
(a) Seven or eight.
(b) Five or six.
(c) Three or four.
(d) Nine or ten.

13. 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) Go into the cabin.
(d) Sits on the beach waiting for Clayton to return.

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

15. In Chapter 10, what does Tarzan do when he goes into a hut in the village?
(a) Piles everything inside in the center of the hut.
(b) Sets it on fire.
(c) Goes to sleep.
(d) Leaves a message for the chief of the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tarzan do with the pot of poison in Chapter 10?

2. What does the small man do when Clayton walks away after arguing with him in Chapter 13?

3. What worries Kala about her white ape baby?

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

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

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