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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. In Crazy Sue's story, why did the raccoon pretend to be dead?
(a) to hide from his wife.
(b) to catch a frog.
(c) to fool a buzzard.
(d) to escape from the wolf.

2. What does Uncle Remus mean when he talks about the "behime" wheels of a wagon?
(a) he means the biggest wheels.
(b) he means the rear wheels.
(c) he means the bottom wheels.
(d) he means the slow wheels.

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

4. How does Uncle Remus say the fox got black legs?
(a) walking on fresh pavement.
(b) falling asleep in the hole where the sun goes down.
(c) wading through the muddy pond.
(d) falling into the tar he used to make the tar baby.

5. How does Brer Rabbit trick the lion into letting his tail be tied to a tree?
(a) Brer Rabbit dares the lion to stay 3 days under the tree.
(b) Brer Rabbit tells the lion that squirrels will fall from the tree.
(c) Brer Rabbit convinces the lion that a storm is coming.
(d) Brer Rabbit challenges the lion to pull down the tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the bear hunt, what arrangements does Brer Rabbit make to fool Brer Fox and Brer Wolf?

2. Why is the little boy confused about the prowess of Brer Rabbit?

3. When the stories change a bit, what does the little boy wonder about?

4. How is Brer Rabbit's idea of sewing the dog's mouth shut like the Aesop fable of the Mice and the Cat?

5. How does Uncle Remus respond to the boy's wish to fly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the influence that the little boy's mother relies on in bring up the boy thereby affecting his imagination?

2. What is the fantastic tale Uncle Remus tells the little boy to get him over his fright of the witch tale?

3. What is the outcome of Aunt Tempy's tale of Brother Rabbit Ties Mr. Lion?

4. What is the evidence that the little boy's mother does not approve of Uncle Remus' tales?

5. How does Brer Rabbit get the other animals to work hard digging holes?

6. What Aesop fable is similar to Uncle Remus's tale, Brother Rabbit Takes a Walk?

7. In the story of the witch-wolf, explain why she wanted to marry a man.

8. Relate the explanation Uncle Remus has for the craters on the moon.

9. What is the news Uncle Remus rlates to the boy on the night of Christmas Eve?

10. What is Uncle Remus' response when the little boy asks when once upon a time is?

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