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

2. In Chapter 9, who does Tarzan ride?

3. Where does Lord Greystoke charter a sailing vessel?

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

5. What does Tublat do when Tarzan gets away from Tublat with the meat Tublat wants in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lord Greystoke witness on the ship and what does Black Michael say is to be his fate?

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

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

4. What does Tarzan do about clothing for himself?

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

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

7. How does Tarzan learn to read and write and at what age does he read the child’s primer?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two.

What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven or action driven? Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why? Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character are developed to the same degree? Why or why not? What type of plot do you think Tarzan of the Apes is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

The Burroughs books are escapist literature in many senses, for not only do they provide a means of escape from the harsh, real but they also celebrate an escape from the world of conventional and superficial restriction into a world of freedom and action. Discuss, in depth what is meant by the above statement. Use examples from the book to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Tarzan of the Apes belongs to the fantasy genre.

Define the literary term "genre" and name three other genres in addition to the fantasy genre. What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning a genre to a novel? What do you think is the difference between a fantasy and a historical novel or mystery?

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