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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 10, what is the woman Tarzan sees at the village of the blacks doing?

2. What does Lord Greystoke do in Chapter 3 immediately after his wife dies?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Tarzan do when he goes into a hut in the village?

4. What is the ape’s word for gorilla?

5. What does Tarzan do with the locket he finds in the cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Tarzan become King of the Apes?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Tarzan is raised among a group of apes who are overwhelmingly superior to him physically. Discuss at least three ways in which Tarzan overcomes his physical limitations in his ape tribe. Use examples from the book to support your response.

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