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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. How does Brer Possum react when attacked by the dog?
(a) he falls over as though he is dead.
(b) he runs into the brair patch.
(c) he goes at the dog with tooth and claw.
(d) he screams for help from Brer Coon.

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

3. What animal does Brer Fox meet up with in the tale, How Brother Fox Was Too Smart?
(a) a skunk.
(b) a wildcat.
(c) a porcupine.
(d) a badger.

4. What happens when the alligator runs through the fire?
(a) he lears to walk upright.
(b) he loses his fur.
(c) he gets rough bumps all over his skin.
(d) he runs to cool off in the pond.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is African Jack's version of the hungry rabbit and wolf?

2. What creature does Uncle Remus credit for the great flood?

3. What trick does Brer Tarrypin use to make himself look stronger than Brer Bear?

4. How does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox out of his hunting game?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Uncle Remus' explanation for the Jacky-My-Lantern?

2. What indicates the relationship between Miss Sally and Uncle Remus?

3. How does Brer Rabbit take advantage of a little girl's innocence in the tale, Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl?

4. Explain the difference between the fables Uncle Remus tells and the superstition in The Plantation Witch.

5. How do the tales, Brother Terrapin Deceives Brother Buzzard and Brother Fox Covets the Quills run together?

6. Describe the similarity of the tale, How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors, to the nursery story of Henny Penny and the Falling Sky.

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

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

9. What is the social comment Uncle Remus makes regarding Miss Goose and her relationship to white folks?

10. In the story, The Moon in the Mill-Pond, how do Brer Rabbit and Brer Tarrypin keep the bear, the fox, and the wolf occupied while they visit Miss Meadows?

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