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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, Uncle Remus and the Little Boy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gives Brer Rabbit the idea to play a trick with a barrel of hot water?
(a) watching Mr. Man take a hot bath.
(b) watching Mr. Man clean the hair off of slaughtered hogs.
(c) watching how hot rocks make the water hot in a barrel.
(d) watching the hogs clean up.

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

3. How does Uncle Remus have Brer Rabbit interfere in the human world?
(a) he plants doubt in Mr. Man who kicks out his daughter.
(b) he persuades Mr. Man's daughter to run away.
(c) he makes up stories about Mr. Man and his daughter.
(d) he becomes a spy for Mr. Man on his daughter.

4. What is Uncle Remus' explanation for why the turkey buzzard is bald?
(a) she washed her head with lye soap.
(b) the rabbit snatched her head feathers while she slept.
(c) the rabbit threw hot ashes on her head.
(d) when the rabbit got away, she pulled out her head feathers.

5. When Brer Rabbit takes the man's chickens, who gets the blame?
(a) the wolf.
(b) the eagle.
(c) the weasel.
(d) the fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the fox try to do to the mud turtle?

2. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox that makes him run away when he is pulled out of the well?

3. Why does Uncle Remus say that Brer Bear is likely stuck in a hollow tree to this day?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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