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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 story does Uncle Remus reinvent involving a pig named Runt?
(a) The Three Little Pigs.
(b) The Sky if Falling.
(c) Hansel and Gretle.
(d) Jack and the Beanstalk.

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

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

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

5. Why does Uncle Remus say that Brer Bear is likely stuck in a hollow tree to this day?
(a) Brer Bear will not turn loose of the honeycomb.
(b) Brer Rabbit put glue into the hole in the tree.
(c) Brer Rabbit stirs up the bees to swell Brer Bear's head.
(d) Brer Rabbit put grease on the tree so he cannot come down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox into raising is leg and yelling, "Wahoo"?

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

3. Why does Uncle Remus finish the tale of Brer Rabbit and the tar baby on another night?

4. Why does the little girl release Brer Rabbit after he is caught in the garden?

5. What excuse does Brer Fox give Brer Rabbit for having a meeting?

(see the answer key)

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