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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 hiding in Brer Buzzard's nest.
(d) by snatching them when Brer Buzzard sleeps.

4. What tale by Uncle Remus probably causes the accusation of racism leveled at Joel Chandler Harris?
(a) the tale of Why the Negro is Black.
(b) the tale of Why the Negro is a Slave.
(c) The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox.
(d) the tale of Where the Negro Came From.

5. What does Uncle Remus remark when the little boy asks what happened to the possum?
(a) he doesn't know but he'd like to have some cooked possum.
(b) he says the possum played dead and got away.
(c) he thinks the man let him out of the bag.
(d) he believes the possum got out through a hole in the bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the bugs on the grapes Brer Fox tries to brush away?

2. What lie does Brer Rabbit tell Mr. Man to trick him out of his meat?

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

4. How does Brer Tarrypin get the quills back from Brer Fox?

5. How does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox about pinning down the horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Tarrypin fool Brer Fox into letting him go?

2. Describe the variations on the same theme told by Uncle Remus, African Jack, and Aunt Tempy.

3. To whom does Uncle Remus compare the lion in the tale, Mr. Lion Hunts for Mr. Man?

4. What moral question does the little boy raise after hearing how Brer Rabbit tricked Mr. Mann out of his meat?

5. How is Brer Fox caught by his appetite under the Pimmerly Plum?

6. Describe Brer Bear's reaction when he discovers he has been hoodwinked by Brer Rabbit in the peanut patch.

7. What is the bait Brer Fox uses to entrap Brer Rabbit the first time?

8. Why does Brer Fox get dragged along behind Brer Wolf?

9. Describe the little boy's reaction to the tale of the race between Brer Rabbit and Brer Tarrypin.

10. How does Uncle Remus explain the difference between Brer Rabbit and the rabbits the boy sees today.

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