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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox into raising is leg and yelling, "Wahoo"?
(a) to show Brer Fox is not really dead.
(b) to prepare him for a talent show.
(c) to make a monkey out of Brer Fox.
(d) to impress Brer Wolf.

2. What does Brer Rabbit eat up while the other animals are working?
(a) the cake.
(b) the butter.
(c) the carrots.
(d) the salad.

3. How did the guinea fowls help the cow?
(a) by warning her of a quicksand hole.
(b) by showing her the way to go home when she was lost.
(c) by helping her get rid of some milk.
(d) by stirring up dust and saving her from the lion.

4. What does Aunt Tempy think about African Jack's talk about spirits?
(a) she hopes never to be haunted.
(b) she wants to find a ghost to talk to.
(c) she remembers ghosts she has seen.
(d) she thinks African Jack is stupid.

5. Why is Brer Rabbit safe in the briar patch?
(a) because he was born and grew up there.
(b) because he has heavy clothes on.
(c) because he isn't allergic to briars.
(d) because he knows a secret passage there.

6. How does Brer Wolf end his fight with Brer Fox?
(a) by clogging the hole where Brer Fox is hiding.
(b) by biting off Brer Fox's head.
(c) by tying him to a hollow tree.
(d) by tossing Brer Fox into the pond.

7. What creature does Uncle Remus credit for the great flood?
(a) the elephant.
(b) the ostrich.
(c) the crawdad.
(d) the whale.

8. What happens when the alligator runs through the fire?
(a) he runs to cool off in the pond.
(b) he lears to walk upright.
(c) he gets rough bumps all over his skin.
(d) he loses his fur.

9. What is the rumor about African Jack?
(a) that he talks in his sleep.
(b) that he is a conjurer.
(c) that he is insane.
(d) that he is the Devil.

10. Who answers Brer Tarrypin by saying, "knee deep"?
(a) the frogs.
(b) Brer Rabbit.
(c) the dog.
(d) Miss Meadow's girls.

11. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Fox banished by the King Deer?
(a) he tells the King Brer Fox is married.
(b) he writes ugly things on the walls and says Brer Fox did it.
(c) he kills some of the King Deer's goats.
(d) he tells Brer Fox that King Deer likes to eat bees.

12. What tale of Uncle Remus is likely the most cruel?
(a) Brer Bear and the Tarrypin.
(b) Brer Rabbit and the Butter.
(c) The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox.
(d) Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby.

13. How does Uncle Remus explain the cure for a plantation witch?
(a) bars on the windows keep him from going out in the night.
(b) salt in the witch's bed keeps him from transforming into a bat.
(c) chicken blood sprinkled on the witch makes him lose power.
(d) salt on his shed skin causes the witch agony when he returns.

14. Who is the main storyteller of the book?
(a) Africa Jack.
(b) Uncle Remus.
(c) Brer Rabbit.
(d) Miss Sally.

15. What excuse does Brer Fox give Brer Rabbit for having a meeting?
(a) to play a trick on Brer Bear.
(b) to share a meal.
(c) to plan a trip.
(d) to have a confab.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brer Fox think Brer Rabbit is doing down in the well?

2. Why does Brer Fox sit under a sycamore with his mouth open?

3. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox that makes him run away when he is pulled out of the well?

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

5. When the other animals exclude Brer Rabbit, how does he get them to come to him?

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