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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Brer Rabbit make dust from a rock?
(a) by putting ashes in his shoes.
(b) by dropping a bigger rock on it.
(c) by rolling the rock down a hill.
(d) by dusting the rock with flour.

2. What are the bugs on the grapes Brer Fox tries to brush away?
(a) ladybugs.
(b) wasps.
(c) gnats.
(d) fleas.

3. Why does the little girl release Brer Rabbit after he is caught in the garden?
(a) by offering to dance for her amusement.
(b) by telling her he was sick.
(c) by offering her a fresh carrot.
(d) by giving her some rabbit candy.

4. How does Brer Rabbit get away from Brer Wildcat?
(a) by telling him where Brer Fox hides his babies.
(b) by daring him to go into the brair patch.
(c) by promising to call turkeys near enough to catch.
(d) by pretending to have a contageous disease.

5. What creature does Uncle Remus credit for the great flood?
(a) the crawdad.
(b) the elephant.
(c) the whale.
(d) the ostrich.

6. How does Brer Wolf end his fight with Brer Fox?
(a) by tossing Brer Fox into the pond.
(b) by tying him to a hollow tree.
(c) by clogging the hole where Brer Fox is hiding.
(d) by biting off Brer Fox's head.

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

8. What does Brer Fox think Brer Rabbit is doing down in the well?
(a) checking on his treasure.
(b) hiding his game bag.
(c) checking the water level.
(d) looking for fish.

9. 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 lifting contest, Tarrypin does his lift in the water.
(c) in a throwing contest, Tarrypin throws a sparrow.
(d) in a rope pulling contest, Tarrypin ties his end to a log.

10. What lie does Brer Rabbit tell Mr. Man to trick him out of his meat?
(a) that Brer Wolf smells it and is coming to get it.
(b) that the meat is really buzzard meat.
(c) that it smells and Mr. Man must drag it behind him.
(d) that it was poisoned by Brer Buzzard.

11. How does Brer Rabbit gain entry into a wonderful garden?
(a) he dashes in when the man opens the gate.
(b) he digs a tunnel under the fence.
(c) he tricks a little girl into unlocking the gate.
(d) he gets the eagle to fly him over the wall.

12. What does Uncle Remus say is the most amazing thing about the tale of Brer Rabbit and Mr. Man's money?
(a) the Mr. Man was too stupid to know what Brer Rabbit was up to.
(b) that Brer Rabbit didn't end up with the horses and wagon, too.
(c) that Brer Rabbit had any use for money at all.
(d) that Brer Rabbit was able to find the money later.

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

14. Why does Brer Rabbit say the wolf's hair takes a long time to grow back?
(a) Brer Wolf loses his hair in the fire.
(b) Mrs. Rabbit throws scalding water on him.
(c) the Man shaves the hair off Brer Wolf.
(d) Brer Wolf gets covered in honey.

15. How does Brer Rabbit avoid capture by Brer Bear after he gets out of Brer Fox's trap?
(a) by putting on his wife's dress.
(b) by running to Miss Meadows' house.
(c) by jumping into the briar patch.
(d) by hiding in a mudhole pretending to be a frog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trick of Brer Possum fails to save Brer Fox for the Man's whip?

2. Why does Uncle Remus finish the tale of Brer Rabbit and the tar baby on another night?

3. What habit of the goose does the little boy ask Uncle Remus about?

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

5. What tale by Uncle Remus probably causes the accusation of racism leveled at Joel Chandler Harris?

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