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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. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Fox banished by the King Deer?
2. Who is the main storyteller of the book?
3. How does the rabbit explain the disappearance of the horses and cart to the wolf?
4. What does Uncle Remus say is the most amazing thing about the tale of Brer Rabbit and Mr. Man's money?
5. What excuse does Brer Fox give Brer Rabbit for having a meeting?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Uncle Remus explain the difference between Brer Rabbit and the rabbits the boy sees today.
2. How do the frogs trick Brer Fox into falling into the pond?
3. How does Mr. Tarrypin fool Brer Fox into letting him go?
4. What is the bait Brer Fox uses to entrap Brer Rabbit the first time?
5. What trick does Brer Rabbit play on Brer Fox making him look foolish?
6. How does Brer Rabbit take advantage of a little girl's innocence in the tale, Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl?
7. 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?
8. What is the social comment Uncle Remus makes regarding Miss Goose and her relationship to white folks?
9. What is the subject matter one evening that disturbs Aunt Tempy and the little boy?
10. Describe the similarity of the tale, How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors, to the nursery story of Henny Penny and the Falling Sky.
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 Character of Uncle Remus. Give your impressions of Uncle Remus as (1) a freed slave who elects to remain on the plantation, (2) his sense of morality and child discipline, and (3) his ability as a storyteller.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Vanishing Art of Storytelling. Your essay should state your opinion about how society has been affected by the loss of good story tellers in the oral tradition. Discuss how listening to stories requires the use of the listener's imagination. Give your opinion about the value of a good imagination in today's world. Conclude with how film makers are the successors to story tellers today.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, Rural Versus City Life. Using Uncle Remus as an example, your essay should include (1) the simplicity of rural life, (2) the closeness with nature in the country, (3) the complications from having people in close proximity. Support your opinion as to which one is better.
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