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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 is Uncle Remus' explanation for why the turkey buzzard is bald?

2. What gets Brer Rabbit chased by Mr. Man's pack of dogs?

3. When the storyteller changes, who tells tales to children named Lillian and Lucien?

4. What is Uncle Remus' coined term for boastful speech?

5. What does the buzzard attempt to teach the terrapin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the boy's poignant declaration about his laughing place?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the lesson of the Doodang?

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

10. What tale does Uncle Remus tell his young boy helper when the boy begins to tire of turning the grinding wheel?

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 Impact of Stories and Fables. Use the examples from Aesop, Uncle Remus, and Jesus giving examples of how each used stories or fables to get a moral point across. In you essay discuss the non-confrontational impact of the stories.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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