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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. All covered with leaves, what does Brer Rabbit call out to scare Brer Fox and Brer Wolf?
(a) Boo
(b) Wull-er-de-Wust
(c) I-doom-er-ker-du-mer-ker
(d) Whip-poor-will

2. What trick of Brer Possum fails to save Brer Fox for the Man's whip?
(a) running into a hollow tree.
(b) playing dead.
(c) jumping over a bonfire.
(d) eating butter.

3. What tale of Uncle Remus is likely the most cruel?
(a) The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox.
(b) Brer Rabbit and the Butter.
(c) Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby.
(d) Brer Bear and the Tarrypin.

4. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Bear to take his place in Brer Fox's trap in the peanut patch?
(a) by telling him he is getting paid to be a scarecrow.
(b) by telling him he cannot get out of the trap.
(c) by telling him he can eat all the peanuts he wants.
(d) by telling him he gets stronger sitting in the trap.

5. What tale by Uncle Remus probably causes the accusation of racism leveled at Joel Chandler Harris?
(a) the tale of Why the Negro is Black.
(b) the tale of Where the Negro Came From.
(c) the tale of Why the Negro is a Slave.
(d) The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brer Rabbit get revenge on Brer Wolf?

2. How does Brer Rabbit gain entry into a wonderful garden?

3. How does Brer Possum react when attacked by the dog?

4. For what purpose does Brer Rabbit use a cannon and a bucket of nasty slop water?

5. What does Brer Rabbit eat up while the other animals are working?

(see the answer key)

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