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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 Clayton ask Jane as they are riding in the car?

2. What does the police official do with Tarzan?

3. What bet does Tarzan make with men at the inn in Chapter 26?

4. What does Tarzan do when he wakes after being shot by D'Arnot?

5. Why is Terkoz happy when Tarzan finds him with Jane?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tarzan see when he returns to the cabin at night and what does he do after the five castaways go to sleep?

2. What happens when Canler arrives at the farmhouse?

3. What does Tarzan do for Jane for the night and what does he find out about his locket?

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

5. How does Tarzan meet up with Jane in Wisconsin?

6. What does Tarzan do immediately after he rescues Jane and why does he change his plan about her?

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

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

9. What does Tarzan see as he watches the ship from a different vantage point than the cabin?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Often, authors will write about what they know, and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting.

Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Burroughs's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Burroughs's probable agenda concerning that idea.

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