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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. Why is the little boy confused about the prowess of Brer Rabbit?

2. What does the little boy's mother think about Uncle Remus' stories?

3. How does Uncle Remus account for the craters on the moon?

4. How does Brer Rabbit get the fox to chase a wagon?

5. How does Mrs. Partridge frighten away Brer Rabbit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What Aesop fable is similar to Uncle Remus's tale, Brother Rabbit Takes a Walk?

2. What is Uncle Remus' response when the little boy asks when once upon a time is?

3. How does the preacher man expose the miller man's wife as a witch?

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

5. Who are Crazy Sue, Lillian, and Lucien?

6. What are the preposterous provisions Teenchy-Tiny duck makes to try and retrieve her bag of gold?

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

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

9. How is the little boy stymied in his efforts to slip up on Uncle Remus to scare him?

10. Describe Brer Rabbit's invitation to the other animals to a barbecue.

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 Relationships Between Animals and People in the Remus Tales. (1) What subliminal message do you get from those interactions? (2) Are the animals generally smarter than the people? (3) Why does Uncle Remus include people at all?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, Family Tradition in The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus. Discuss in your essay (1) the three generations of children (presumably, Miss Sally once heard the tales as a girl) who come to hear Uncle Remus's tales, (2) the relationship of the white family with the colored slaves over those generations, and (3) the changing attitudes of the various mothers mentioned in the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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