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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 do the French soldiers do at the village?

2. What does the Professor suggests when the captain says they will wait a few days before leaving?

3. What does Tarzan say when D'Arnot shows him America on the map?

4. What does D'Arnot tell Tarzan about cooked food?

5. What do Jane and Tarzan hear when they first arrive back at the cabin in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tarzan feel when he reads his two letters and what does he find out in the letters?

3. How do D'Arnot and Tarzan start to communicate and what does D'Arnot learn about Tarzan?

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

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

6. What does Tarzan think as he watches the burial of the Greystokes and what does the Professor say about his treasure after the burial?

7. What happens when Canler arrives at the farmhouse?

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

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

10. How does Tarzan rescue Jane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tarzan is raised among a group of apes who are overwhelmingly superior to him physically. Discuss at least three ways in which Tarzan overcomes his physical limitations in his ape tribe. Use examples from the book to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Throughout the Tarzan series, and probably one of the bases of its appeal, runs the constant contrast between the "civilized" world of men and the "uncivilized" world of the jungle. Discuss three ways that Burroughs shows are different between the civilized world and the uncivilized world and give your opinion of which world you think is best. For example, family, education, politics, war, etc.

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