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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sectino 2, Nights with Uncle Remus, 25 through 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox into raising is leg and yelling, "Wahoo"?
(a) to impress Brer Wolf.
(b) to show Brer Fox is not really dead.
(c) to prepare him for a talent show.
(d) to make a monkey out of Brer Fox.

2. How does Brer Rabbit gain entry into a wonderful garden?
(a) he gets the eagle to fly him over the wall.
(b) he tricks a little girl into unlocking the gate.
(c) he dashes in when the man opens the gate.
(d) he digs a tunnel under the fence.

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

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

5. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Fox's grandfather to go help get Brer Fox out of the bee gum?
(a) a riddle.
(b) a map.
(c) a big bell.
(d) a loud horn.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Uncle Remus say he cannot tell the boy Mr. Man's real name?

5. What does Uncle Remus remark when the little boy asks what happened to the possum?

(see the answer key)

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