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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. Why does Uncle Remus say he cannot tell the boy Mr. Man's real name?
(a) it might embarrass the man if people know who he is.
(b) either no one ever told him or that he can't remember.
(c) it is a big secret who the man is.
(d) no one ever called the man by his real name.

2. How does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox about pinning down the horse?
(a) he tells him to tie himself to the horse's tail.
(b) he tells him to drive the horse into the briar patch.
(c) he tells him to jump on the horse's back.
(d) he tells him to feed the horse apples.

3. Why does the little girl release Brer Rabbit after he is caught in the garden?
(a) by giving her some rabbit candy.
(b) by offering her a fresh carrot.
(c) by telling her he was sick.
(d) by offering to dance for her amusement.

4. All covered with leaves, what does Brer Rabbit call out to scare Brer Fox and Brer Wolf?
(a) Boo
(b) Whip-poor-will
(c) I-doom-er-ker-du-mer-ker
(d) Wull-er-de-Wust

5. How does Brer Rabbit avoid capture by Brer Bear after he gets out of Brer Fox's trap?
(a) by putting on his wife's dress.
(b) by jumping into the briar patch.
(c) by running to Miss Meadows' house.
(d) by hiding in a mudhole pretending to be a frog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brer Rabbit free Brer Fox from Mr. Man's trap?

2. What tale by Uncle Remus probably causes the accusation of racism leveled at Joel Chandler Harris?

3. What causes Brer Fox to fall into the pond?

4. What does Brer Fox think Brer Rabbit is doing down in the well?

5. How does Uncle Remus explain the cure for a plantation witch?

(see the answer key)

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