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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. Why does Brer Fox make the tar baby?
(a) to decorate the Big Road.
(b) to have someone to talk to.
(c) to make fun of Brer Rabbit.
(d) to have Brer Rabbit's curiosity get him caught.

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

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

4. What does Brer Rabbit eat up while the other animals are working?
(a) the carrots.
(b) the cake.
(c) the salad.
(d) the butter.

5. What upsets the little boy about the possum and the missing butter?
(a) the possum did not get any butter to eat.
(b) Brer Rabbit told a lie about the possum.
(c) the possum dies when he wasn't guilty of eating it.
(d) the possum made it look like the wolf ate the butter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benjamin Ram do to frighten away the wolves?

2. Who is the main storyteller of the book?

3. What becomes of the blacksmith that made a deal with the Devil which prevented him from both Heaven and Hell?

4. When the dog chases the fox, what does Brer Fox believe?

5. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox to get him to change places in Mr. Man's trap?

(see the answer key)

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