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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Uncle Remus, His Songs and Stories, 23 through 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes of the blacksmith that made a deal with the Devil which prevented him from both Heaven and Hell?
(a) he flies like a bat at night.
(b) he roams the earth as a Jacky-my-lantern.
(c) he eats little children who go out at night.
(d) he becomes an owl that never dies.

2. How does the story begin?
(a) Brer Rabbit is caught by the tar baby.
(b) The little boy is hiding from his mother.
(c) Africa Jack is telling one of his stories.
(d) Miss Sally is looking for her young son.

3. What does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox into doing to go to Miss Meadows' house?
(a) having a race to see who gets there first.
(b) pulling him in a wagon.
(c) getting him to put on a dress.
(d) letting him ride Brer Fox like a horse.

4. Why does Brer Rabbit free Brer Fox from Mr. Man's trap?
(a) because Mr. Man want to catch gophers.
(b) because Brer Fox cries for his family.
(c) because Mr. Man goes to get the dogs.
(d) because it was only a joke.

5. How does Uncle Remus explain the cure for a plantation witch?
(a) chicken blood sprinkled on the witch makes him lose power.
(b) salt in the witch's bed keeps him from transforming into a bat.
(c) bars on the windows keep him from going out in the night.
(d) salt on his shed skin causes the witch agony when he returns.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Bear to take his place in Brer Fox's trap in the peanut patch?

2. Why does the fox's tail have a white tip?

3. How does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox out of his hunting game?

4. What creature does Uncle Remus credit for the great flood?

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

(see the answer key)

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