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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 D'Arnot tell Tarzan about cooked food?

2. What does Tarzan say when D'Arnot comments it is too bad Tarzan did not mention the chest before they left?

3. At the end of Chapter 18, why does Tarzan run into the jungle?

4. What does Clayton do when Tarzan brings Jane to the town?

5. What does Tarzan see the men on the ship do near where Tarzan is watching the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does it happen that Jane does not marry Canler?

2. How does Tarzan end up winning a bet with a man in Chapter 26?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 16, where are the Professor and Mr. Philander, what are they doing and why is Tarzan laughing at them?

4. What does Jane try to get Captain Dufranne to do and what does he agree to for her?

5. Why is Mr. Canler talking to the Professor at the beginning of Chapter 27 and how does the conversation end?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 22, what does Lieutenant Charpentier decide to do and how does he do it?

7. How does it happen that Tarzan ends up leaving Jane to Clayton?

8. What is the farmhouse in Wisconsin like and what does Jane tell Clayton when she arrives there?

9. What happens when D'Arnot realizes he has shot Tarzan?

10. Why do Jane and Clayton have a falling out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tarzan often reflects on the differences he sees between jungle creatures and civilized men. Discuss Tarzan’s opinions of jungle creatures versus men and how they live. Use examples from the book to support 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

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.

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