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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mammy-Bammy Big-Money?

2. What fool's errand does Brer Tarrypin put Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and Brer Wolf up to?

3. Why does Brer Rabbit free Brer Fox from Mr. Man's trap?

4. Why does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox into raising is leg and yelling, "Wahoo"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What happens to Brer Wolf as he is being raised to the top of Brer Rabbit's steeple?

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

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

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

9. How does the book open with the initiation of the little boy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Importance of Story Tellers in the 19th Century. (1) Discuss why good story tellers like Uncle Remus were so important in those days for want of other types of entertainment, (2) analyze the ability of story tellers that made some better than others, and (3) the importance of handing down an oral tradition before the time when books and other media made it possible to record both stories and history.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Supernatural in Folklore. First refer to examples of witches and devils in the Uncle Remus tales. Then, discuss how the supernatural is most often used to explain the otherwise unexplainable. Finally, discuss the fascination people have with the supernatural, giving examples of how it appears in literature, art, and movies to this day.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Relationships Between Animals and People in the Remus Tales. (1) What subliminal message do you get from those interactions? (2) Are the animals generally smarter than the people? (3) Why does Uncle Remus include people at all?

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