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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. What does Brer Rabbit eat up while the other animals are working?

2. What do the rabbit and the wolf do to get provisions when they are hungry?

3. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Fox's grandfather to go help get Brer Fox out of the bee gum?

4. What does Uncle Remus remark when the little boy asks what happened to the possum?

5. What creature does Uncle Remus credit for the great flood?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What trick does Brer Rabbit play on Brer Fox making him look foolish?

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

4. How does Uncle Remus introduce the character of Brer Rabbit to the little boy?

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

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

7. Describe the similarity of the tale, How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors, to the nursery story of Henny Penny and the Falling Sky.

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

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

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

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, How Harris Treats the Subject of Slavery. (1) Give your opinion as to how accurately the subject is depicted in the book, (2) examples of race distinctions in the book, and (3) social position between the plantation slaves and the lower class white neighbors in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, What I See as the Main Value of the Uncle Remus Tales. Give your opinion as to the entertainment value of the stories, the historical value of the tales, and the importance of preserving the dialects of the past.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Personification of Animals in the Uncle Remus Tales. (1) Give examples of personification of animals that sets them apart from other animals in the tales, (2) how personification of the animals changes their habits, and (3) how the personification allows for human gullibility and bad behavior.

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