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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Brer Fox get dragged behind Brer Wolf?
(a) Brer Ram sets fire to Brer Wolf's tail.
(b) Brer Ram rings a bell for Mr. Man.
(c) Brer Ram says his wife has been crying for wolf meat.
(d) Brer Ram butts Brer Wolf with his horns.

2. What tale of Uncle Remus is likely the most cruel?
(a) The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox.
(b) Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby.
(c) Brer Bear and the Tarrypin.
(d) Brer Rabbit and the Butter.

3. What do the rabbit and the wolf do to get provisions when they are hungry?
(a) Take provisions from the man.
(b) Sell the fox's fur coat.
(c) Sell their mamas.
(d) Race to the store.

4. How does the rabbit explain the disappearance of the horses and cart to the wolf?
(a) he bloodies his nose and says robbers came.
(b) he holds two horse tails buried in the sand.
(c) he plays unconcsious as though he were attacked.
(d) hehides the cart and shoos the horses away.

5. What excuse does Brer Rabbit give for stopping work on the corn patch?
(a) he offers to go bring food to the workers.
(b) he claims to have a thorn in his hand.
(c) he pretends to have a bad back.
(d) he says he hears his family calling.

6. What story does Uncle Remus reinvent involving a pig named Runt?
(a) The Sky if Falling.
(b) Jack and the Beanstalk.
(c) Hansel and Gretle.
(d) The Three Little Pigs.

7. How does Brer Rabbit get revenge on Brer Wolf?
(a) he calls in help from the dogs.
(b) he gets him caught in the briar patch.
(c) he locks him in a chest and pours hot water on him.
(d) he causes a quarrel between him and Brer Fox.

8. How did the guinea fowls help the cow?
(a) by showing her the way to go home when she was lost.
(b) by helping her get rid of some milk.
(c) by warning her of a quicksand hole.
(d) by stirring up dust and saving her from the lion.

9. What excuse does Brer Fox give Brer Rabbit for having a meeting?
(a) to plan a trip.
(b) to play a trick on Brer Bear.
(c) to share a meal.
(d) to have a confab.

10. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Fox banished by the King Deer?
(a) he tells Brer Fox that King Deer likes to eat bees.
(b) he writes ugly things on the walls and says Brer Fox did it.
(c) he kills some of the King Deer's goats.
(d) he tells the King Brer Fox is married.

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

12. How does Brer Rabbit warn Brer Fox to keep his distance?
(a) he says he is full of fleas.
(b) he says he has a big stick.
(c) he says he has a cold.
(d) he says he has a fox trap.

13. What happens to the fox in Miss Tempy's Story of the hungry rabbit and fox?
(a) the fox ends up dead.
(b) the fox eats the rabbit's grandmother.
(c) the fox gets the food.
(d) the fox eats the rabbit's babies.

14. Who answers Brer Tarrypin by saying, "knee deep"?
(a) the dog.
(b) Miss Meadow's girls.
(c) Brer Rabbit.
(d) the frogs.

15. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox that makes him run away when he is pulled out of the well?
(a) that there are snakes in the well.
(b) that his house is on fire.
(c) that Brer Bear is looking to fight him.
(d) that someone is looking for him with a gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Uncle Remus shake his head at African Jack?

2. What happens when the alligator runs through the fire?

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

4. Why does Brother Bear have no tail?

5. What animal does Brer Fox meet up with in the tale, How Brother Fox Was Too Smart?

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