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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 is Brer Rabbit safe in the briar patch?
(a) because he knows a secret passage there.
(b) because he has heavy clothes on.
(c) because he isn't allergic to briars.
(d) because he was born and grew up there.

2. How does Brer Tarrypin get Brer Buzzard's quills?
(a) by burning him in a fire.
(b) by pulling him into the pond.
(c) by snatching them when Brer Buzzard sleeps.
(d) by hiding in Brer Buzzard's nest.

3. What does the buzzard attempt to teach the terrapin?
(a) how to fly.
(b) how to sing.
(c) how to jump.
(d) how to fish.

4. What causes Brer Rabbit to roll in the leaves and look like a monster?
(a) honey spills on him.
(b) he falls into a glue pot.
(c) he falls into a syrup vat.
(d) he gets all tangled up with the tar baby.

5. What does the fox try to do to the mud turtle?
(a) turn him on his back.
(b) pull him from the mud.
(c) get him out of his shell.
(d) tie him to a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Uncle Remus, which character are both Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox sweet on?

2. What causes Brer Fox to fall into the pond?

3. In the tale, A Fool for Luck, what amazes the man as he watches?

4. What happens to the fox in Miss Tempy's Story of the hungry rabbit and fox?

5. What does Uncle Remus mean when he talks about the "behime" wheels of a wagon?

(see the answer key)

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