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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 16, what do Mr. Philander and the Professor realize as they are standing on the beach arguing?
2. What does a man give Tarzan in Chapter 28?
3. Of what relation is Clayton to Greystoke?
4. Why does Clayton write Jane a note?
5. What does Tarzan ask Mr. Philander in the car in Chapter 27?
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. How do the two old men get out of the tree in Chapter 16 and how does Tarzan get them back to the cabin?
3. In Paris, what does D'Arnot do about proving to Tarzan who Tarzan’s parents were?
4. Why do Jane and Clayton have a falling out?
5. What is the farmhouse in Wisconsin like and what does Jane tell Clayton when she arrives there?
6. How does Tarzan rescue Jane?
7. How is D'Arnot rescued from the village?
8. What does D'Arnot find out about Tarzan’s parents and what does Tarzan say about it?
9. How does it happen that Jane does not marry Canler?
10. Why is Mr. Canler talking to the Professor at the beginning of Chapter 27 and how does the conversation end?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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