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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Nights with Uncle Remus, 13 through 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Uncle Remus mimic by saying, I-doom-er-ker-du-mer-ker?
(a) the crow.
(b) the Mud Terkle.
(c) the frog.
(d) the terrapin.

2. How does Brer Possum react when attacked by the dog?
(a) he falls over as though he is dead.
(b) he goes at the dog with tooth and claw.
(c) he screams for help from Brer Coon.
(d) he runs into the brair patch.

3. What upsets the little boy about the possum and the missing butter?
(a) the possum dies when he wasn't guilty of eating it.
(b) the possum did not get any butter to eat.
(c) the possum made it look like the wolf ate the butter.
(d) Brer Rabbit told a lie about the possum.

4. How does Brer Rabbit make dust from a rock?
(a) by dusting the rock with flour.
(b) by putting ashes in his shoes.
(c) by rolling the rock down a hill.
(d) by dropping a bigger rock on it.

5. What tale by Uncle Remus probably causes the accusation of racism leveled at Joel Chandler Harris?
(a) the tale of Why the Negro is Black.
(b) the tale of Why the Negro is a Slave.
(c) The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox.
(d) the tale of Where the Negro Came From.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the bugs on the grapes Brer Fox tries to brush away?

2. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Fox's grandfather to go help get Brer Fox out of the bee gum?

3. What trick of Brer Possum fails to save Brer Fox for the Man's whip?

4. What does Brer Rabbit use to keep Brer Fox from catching him in Miss Meadows' chimney?

5. What does Uncle Remus do for the little boy that he did for Miss Sally when she was a girl?

(see the answer key)

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