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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. How is Brer Rabbit's idea of sewing the dog's mouth shut like the Aesop fable of the Mice and the Cat?
(a) mice fear the dog in one story and the cat in the other.
(b) no one wnts to do the sewing like no one would bell the cat.
(c) the dog never closes his mouth like the cat.
(d) rabbits and mice have no fingers to use for sewing.

2. What does Mr. Lion look like when he gets out of the barrel?
(a) he looks like a wet hen with his wool drooping.
(b) he is completely bald.
(c) he has lost his hair except for the tip of the tail and his mane.
(d) he has turned a bright shade of red except for his mane.

3. When the dog chases the fox, what does Brer Fox believe?
(a) that the dog was a friend of the goose.
(b) that the dog was hiding under the bed.
(c) that Miss Sally set the dog on him.
(d) that Brer Rabbit set the dog on him.

4. How does Uncle Remus excuse Brer Rabbit for hideous behavior with Granny Wolf?
(a) Uncle Remus says the wolf had done worse to him.
(b) Uncle Remus says Brer Rabbit was sleep walking.
(c) Uncle Remus says Brer Rabbit was tough when pushed.
(d) Uncle Remus says it's just a story and not true.

5. What is the message of "The Creetures Go to the Barbecue"?
(a) the need to find ou what is being barbecued.
(b) the need to get an invitation to the barbecue.
(c) the need to find out who is throwing the barbecue.
(d) the need to get to the barbecue first.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Benjamin Ram do to frighten away the wolves?

3. How does Mr. Lion get into the barrel of hot water?

4. How does Uncle Remus describe the buzzard's breakfast of dead hawk?

5. All covered with leaves, what does Brer Rabbit call out to scare Brer Fox and Brer Wolf?

(see the answer key)

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