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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 story does Uncle Remus reinvent involving a pig named Runt?
2. How does Brer Rabbit gain entry into a wonderful garden?
3. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Fox banished by the King Deer?
4. What does Aunt Tempy think about African Jack's talk about spirits?
5. How does the rabbit explain the disappearance of the horses and cart to the wolf?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the variations on the same theme told by Uncle Remus, African Jack, and Aunt Tempy.
2. What is the bait Brer Fox uses to entrap Brer Rabbit the first time?
3. Describe the similarity of the tale, How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors, to the nursery story of Henny Penny and the Falling Sky.
4. What is the social comment Uncle Remus makes regarding Miss Goose and her relationship to white folks?
5. How do the tales, Brother Terrapin Deceives Brother Buzzard and Brother Fox Covets the Quills run together?
6. How is Brer Fox caught by his appetite under the Pimmerly Plum?
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. Describe Brer Bear's reaction when he discovers he has been hoodwinked by Brer Rabbit in the peanut patch.
9. What trick does Brer Rabbit play on Brer Fox making him look foolish?
10. How does Uncle Remus explain the difference between Brer Rabbit and the rabbits the boy sees today.
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 Historical Value of The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus. In the essay discuss (1) a literary record of the post civil war period in America; (2) the value of recorded phonetic speech; and (3) the contribution of the tales to black history.
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, 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.
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