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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 the goat scare away the wolf?

2. Who does Uncle Remus call Impty-Umpty?

3. What is the only thing on the plantation that the little boy is afraid of?

4. Why does Uncle Remus say he sometimes groans?

5. What plan does Brer Rabbit have that makes Brer Fox and Brer Wolf laugh?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain how Uncle Remus relates superstitious ideas about scientific phenomena.

3. How does Uncle Remus convince the boy that Brer Rabbit sometimes was not the smartest creature in the whole creation?

4. What is the fantastic tale Uncle Remus tells the little boy to get him over his fright of the witch tale?

5. How does Brer Rabbit describe his wife's behavior as he visits with Brer Wolf and Brer Fox?

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

7. What does the third generation little boy confide to Uncle Remus about his mother?

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

9. How does Brer Rabbit get the other animals to work hard digging holes?

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

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 Different Types of Tales in Harris's Book. Give illustrations and discuss each of the following: (1) the tales with a moral often repeated from Aesop's Fables; (2) the tales as chastisement when Uncle Remus disapproves of the little boy's behavior; and (3) the tales that come from Biblical references.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, Exposing Children to Violence. Discuss the violence in the Uncle Remus tales. Point out some of the reactions the little boy has to some of the more violent or frightening tales. Then discuss

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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