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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. Why does Uncle Remus say he cannot tell the boy Mr. Man's real name?
(a) either no one ever told him or that he can't remember.
(b) no one ever called the man by his real name.
(c) it is a big secret who the man is.
(d) it might embarrass the man if people know who he is.

2. What does Uncle Remus do for the little boy that he did for Miss Sally when she was a girl?
(a) tells his father how he acted up.
(b) he protects him from being punished.
(c) gives him bitter molases for a cold.
(d) teaches him how to start a fire.

3. How does Uncle Remus describe the buzzard's breakfast of dead hawk?
(a) as a plan that worked.
(b) as a round about way of eating chicken.
(c) as a justice done.
(d) as a meal that tasted just like chicken.

4. Why does Brer Fox make the tar baby?
(a) to have someone to talk to.
(b) to have Brer Rabbit's curiosity get him caught.
(c) to make fun of Brer Rabbit.
(d) to decorate the Big Road.

5. What trick does Brer Tarrypin use to make himself look stronger than Brer Bear?
(a) in an arm wrestling contest, Tarrypin uses his teeth.
(b) in a throwing contest, Tarrypin throws a sparrow.
(c) in a rope pulling contest, Tarrypin ties his end to a log.
(d) in a lifting contest, Tarrypin does his lift in the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Uncle Remus reinvent involving a pig named Runt?

2. What causes Brer Rabbit to roll in the leaves and look like a monster?

3. What does the buzzard attempt to teach the terrapin?

4. What tale of Uncle Remus is likely the most cruel?

5. What does Brer Fox think Brer Rabbit is doing down in the well?

(see the answer key)

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