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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6, The Tales of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Brer Rabbit say he is running away from Brer Wolf and the gold mine?
(a) to tell Mr. Man there is gold on his property.
(b) to get a bag to hold the gold Brer Wolf leaves behind.
(c) to bring his family to help collect the gold.
(d) to get a shovel and a pick.

2. In the tale, Brother Fox and the White Muscadines, what happens after Brer Rabbit helps him climb a tree?
(a) he eats so much that he cannot get down.
(b) he injures himself in a fall out of the tree.
(c) he throws the Muscadines down and Brer Rabbit takes them.
(d) the hawk comes and pushes him out of the tree.

3. What does Benjamin Ram do to frighten away the wolves?
(a) kicks up his heels.
(b) plays his fiddle.
(c) roars like a lion.
(d) yells for Brer Bear.

4. What trick of Brer Possum fails to save Brer Fox for the Man's whip?
(a) jumping over a bonfire.
(b) running into a hollow tree.
(c) playing dead.
(d) eating butter.

5. How does Mr. Lion get into the barrel of hot water?
(a) he gets pushed in by Brer Wolf.
(b) he backs in, sticking his tail through a hole in the barrel.
(c) he dives in head first.
(d) he jumps in quickly to get used to the hot water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brer Rabbit cause the other critters' plan to trap him to backfire?

2. Why does the little girl release Brer Rabbit after he is caught in the garden?

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

4. What story does Uncle Remus reinvent involving a pig named Runt?

5. Who manages to get Brer Bear and his family to get out of their big, comfortable house?

(see the answer key)

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