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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For the bear hunt, what arrangements does Brer Rabbit make to fool Brer Fox and Brer Wolf?
(a) he sets up everything with Brer Bear ahead of time.
(b) he tells Mr. Man to be there with his gun.
(c) he digs a hole for them to fall in.
(d) he cuts the ropes on their bear trap.

2. What happens to the young wolf after he gets trapped in a bag that his father thinks is a rabbit?
(a) he gets beaten over the head with a stick.
(b) he gets hung from a tree branch.
(c) he gets tossed into the river.
(d) he gets dropped in boiling water.

3. Why do Brer Fox and Brer Wolf not run away when they hear Brer Bear coming?
(a) they are paralyzed by fear.
(b) for fear they would be laughed at for cowardice.
(c) they think it is only the wind they hear.
(d) they get their feet stuck in some tar.

4. What does the little boy tell Uncle Remus he wishes he could do?
(a) growl.
(b) jump into the briar patch.
(c) catch chickens.
(d) fly.

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

6. After listening to Brer Rabbit recount this conversation with Manny-Bammy-Big-Money, what does Brer Lion do?
(a) jumps out of bed cured of his burns.
(b) calls for a bowl of turtle soup.
(c) thanks Brer Rabbit for trying to help him.
(d) calls for the hide of Brer Fox.

7. What tale does Uncle Remus tell about Brer Rabbit and Unk Moon?
(a) how the critters take big bites out of the moon.
(b) how Mr. Man cures Unk Moon of his illness.
(c) messages Brer Rabbit delivers between Mr. Man and the moon.
(d) how Brer Rabbit decides to live on the moon.

8. What repulsive thing does Brer Rabbit do with Grinny, Granny Wolf?
(a) ties her to a tree near an ant hill.
(b) dresses her up as a lion and scares Brer Wolf.
(c) tells her the bees have all left the honey tree.
(d) boils her and tricks Brer wolf into eating her.

9. How is Brer Rabbit's idea of sewing the dog's mouth shut like the Aesop fable of the Mice and the Cat?
(a) rabbits and mice have no fingers to use for sewing.
(b) mice fear the dog in one story and the cat in the other.
(c) no one wnts to do the sewing like no one would bell the cat.
(d) the dog never closes his mouth like the cat.

10. How does Brer Rabbit get the fox to chase a wagon?
(a) telling him that he will get money for chasing the wagon.
(b) telling him money will fall from the wheels rubbing together.
(c) telling him that the wagon is filled with money.
(d) telling him that chickens fall from the wagon.

11. What is Uncle Remus' explanation about why dogs sniff in the air?
(a) trying to find where meat is hanging from a tree.
(b) to keep the dust out of their noses.
(c) because they have poor eyesight.
(d) what the rabbit did to them while he was king for a day.

12. How does Brer Wolf attempt to entice Brer Rabbit to come near him?
(a) he claims he found the gold mine.
(b) he asks Brer Rabbit to being a new shovel.
(c) he plays like he hurt himself digging for gold.
(d) he tells Brer Rabbit he found one of his children.

13. What curious question does the little boy ask about the beginnings of the tales?
(a) who wrote down all those stories?
(b) why don't things happen the same way today?
(c) when was once upon a time?
(d) when did animals stop talking lik people?

14. What is the only thing on the plantation that the little boy is afraid of?
(a) the blacksmith's shack.
(b) his father's hunting dog.
(c) the old Shanghai rooster.
(d) the deep water well.

15. How does Uncle Remus have Brer Rabbit interfere in the human world?
(a) he becomes a spy for Mr. Man on his daughter.
(b) he plants doubt in Mr. Man who kicks out his daughter.
(c) he persuades Mr. Man's daughter to run away.
(d) he makes up stories about Mr. Man and his daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the blacksmith figure out will be his visitor?

2. What fool's errand does Brer Rabbit send Brer Bear on when he is cornered on top of a big rock?

3. When the storyteller changes, who tells tales to children named Lillian and Lucien?

4. Why does Brer Rabbit say he is running away from Brer Wolf and the gold mine?

5. What gets Brer Rabbit chased by Mr. Man's pack of dogs?

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