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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, Uncle Remus and His Friends.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Uncle Remus say the fox got black legs?
(a) wading through the muddy pond.
(b) walking on fresh pavement.
(c) falling asleep in the hole where the sun goes down.
(d) falling into the tar he used to make the tar baby.

2. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox to get him to change places in Mr. Man's trap?
(a) that he is getting paid to scare away the squirrels.
(b) that Mr. Man is looking for a pet to feed and care for.
(c) that Brer Tarrypin will think it is safe for him to come near.
(d) that Miss Meadows put him there to take him to a party.

3. In the absence of Uncle Remus, who tells the little boy tales?
(a) Miss Sally.
(b) Tilly.
(c) Aunt Tempy.
(d) African Jack.

4. What does Benjamin Ram do to frighten away the wolves?
(a) kicks up his heels.
(b) yells for Brer Bear.
(c) plays his fiddle.
(d) roars like a lion.

5. When the dog chases the fox, what does Brer Fox believe?
(a) that the dog was a friend of the goose.
(b) that the dog was hiding under the bed.
(c) that Miss Sally set the dog on him.
(d) that Brer Rabbit set the dog on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the witch-wolf disguised as a woman get found out?

2. In the tale, Brother Fox and the White Muscadines, what happens after Brer Rabbit helps him climb a tree?

3. What excuse does Brer Rabbit give for stopping work on the corn patch?

4. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Bear to take his place in Brer Fox's trap in the peanut patch?

5. In the tale The Little Boy and His Dogs, who does the boy kill?

(see the answer key)

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