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

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

3. Why does Brother Bear have no tail?
(a) he traded his tail for some honey.
(b) it was bit off by a tarrapin.
(c) from sliding down a moss covered rock.
(d) it was bit off by a dog.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Uncle Remus reinvent involving a pig named Runt?

2. Who is the main storyteller of the book?

3. How does Brer Rabbit gain entry into a wonderful garden?

4. What does Aunt Tempy think about African Jack's talk about spirits?

5. When the other animals exclude Brer Rabbit, how does he get them to come to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the tale, Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear, what does Brer Rabbit use to get himself out of Brer Fox's trap in the peanut patch?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Brer Rabbit convince the fox to take his place in Mr. Man's box trap?

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

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

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

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