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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. Which animal was the only one not tricked out of the butter by Brer Weasel?
(a) Brer Rabbit.
(b) Brer Possum.
(c) Brer Bear.
(d) Brer Tarrypin.

2. How does Brer Rabbit cause the other critters' plan to trap him to backfire?
(a) he brings his fiddle along and plays a tune for them.
(b) he challenges them to a dance off contest.
(c) he overhears them and tricks them into going to Miss Meadows's house.
(d) he plays along and then runs away fast as a horse.

3. When the stories change a bit, what does the little boy wonder about?
(a) why the stories are not about animals anymore.
(b) why the stories are all so sad.
(c) why Brer Rabbit is not the hero any longer.
(d) why the animals don't talk like before.

4. When the little boy grows up and has his own son, what does Uncle Remus say about the training the boy gets from his mother?
(a) he calls it aboriginal training.
(b) he calls it absent minded training.
(c) he calls it abnormal training.
(d) he calls it absolute training.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Brer Rabbit trick the lion into letting his tail be tied to a tree?

3. What repulsive thing does Brer Rabbit do with Grinny, Granny Wolf?

4. How does Uncle Remus excuse Brer Rabbit for hideous behavior with Granny Wolf?

5. Why do Brer Fox and Brer Wolf not run away when they hear Brer Bear coming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the folklore Uncle Remus tells the boy about the cricket?

2. How is the little boy stymied in his efforts to slip up on Uncle Remus to scare him?

3. How does Brer Bear and his family get chased out of their house?

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

5. Describe the secret of Brer Rabbit's laughing place.

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

7. What are the preposterous provisions Teenchy-Tiny duck makes to try and retrieve her bag of gold?

8. Who is the company everyone tells the blacksmith he is going to have soon?

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

10. Describe Brer Rabbit's invitation to the other animals to a barbecue.

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