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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Nights with Uncle Remus, 1 through 12.

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 roams the earth as a Jacky-my-lantern.
(b) he flies like a bat at night.
(c) he becomes an owl that never dies.
(d) he eats little children who go out at night.

2. Why does the fox's tail have a white tip?
(a) it got caught in a rabbit trap.
(b) it got dipped into the whitewash for the fence.
(c) it turned white when Brer Fox got scared.
(d) it caught on fire when he jumped over the bonfire.

3. Who answers Brer Tarrypin by saying, "knee deep"?
(a) the dog.
(b) Miss Meadow's girls.
(c) the frogs.
(d) Brer Rabbit.

4. What excuse does Brer Rabbit give for stopping work on the corn patch?
(a) he offers to go bring food to the workers.
(b) he says he hears his family calling.
(c) he pretends to have a bad back.
(d) he claims to have a thorn in his hand.

5. How does Brer Rabbit get revenge on Brer Wolf?
(a) he causes a quarrel between him and Brer Fox.
(b) he gets him caught in the briar patch.
(c) he locks him in a chest and pours hot water on him.
(d) he calls in help from the dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trick does Brer Tarrypin use to make himself look stronger than Brer Bear?

2. What does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox into doing to go to Miss Meadows' house?

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

4. How does Brer Rabbit make dust from a rock?

5. What story does Uncle Remus reinvent involving a pig named Runt?

(see the answer key)

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