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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 bet does Tarzan make with men at the inn in Chapter 26?
2. What does D'Arnot find out when he pulls Tarzan into the cabin after shooting Tarzan?
3. What does Tarzan bring Jane when he settles her on a grassy spot?
4. Why is one of the boats taken back to the ship?
5. What does Tarzan notice the ship doing when Tarzan sees smoke on the horizon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the farmhouse in Wisconsin like and what does Jane tell Clayton when she arrives there?
2. Why is Mr. Canler talking to the Professor at the beginning of Chapter 27 and how does the conversation end?
3. What does Tarzan feel when he reads his two letters and what does he find out in the letters?
4. What does Tarzan do immediately after he rescues Jane and why does he change his plan about her?
5. What does Jane do as Tarzan carries her into the jungle, what does Tarzan think about humans and mating and what does he bring Jane?
6. Why do Tarzan and D'Arnot decide to leave the cabin?
7. What does Tarzan see as he watches the ship from a different vantage point than the cabin?
8. Why do Jane and Clayton have a falling out?
9. How do the two old men get out of the tree in Chapter 16 and how does Tarzan get them back to the cabin?
10. How does it happen that Jane does not marry Canler?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Burroughs’ books reflect the era in which he lived. He is conservative and his portrayal of women, blacks, and lower class people startle the modern reader. Discuss what appears to be Burroughs opinion of women, blacks and lower class people and compare these opinions to modern thinking. Use examples from the book to support your response.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss what you think are the characteristics of a successful novel and why Tarzan of the Apes is or is not a successful novel based on your criteria. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults?
Essay Topic 3
At the end of Tarzan and the Apes, Tarzan returns to the jungle. Discuss Tarzan’s reasons for returning to the jungle. Do you think his decision was a reasonable one? Would you have made the same decision? Use examples from the book to support your response.
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