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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. How does Daddy Jack change Uncle Remus' story about the fox in the garden?
(a) he adds a possum to the story.
(b) he tells how the possum tricked the fox.
(c) he changes the fox for a possum.
(d) he tells how the fox got away.

2. Why does Uncle Remus shake his head at African Jack?
(a) his stories are too scary for the little boy.
(b) he tells stories that have no moral.
(c) his stories are dull and uninteresting.
(d) he uses bad language in front of the little boy.

3. How does the story begin?
(a) The little boy is hiding from his mother.
(b) Brer Rabbit is caught by the tar baby.
(c) Africa Jack is telling one of his stories.
(d) Miss Sally is looking for her young son.

4. What does the little boy tell Uncle Remus he did the night before?
(a) made up his own story.
(b) climbed out his bedroom window.
(c) ate rabbit for dinner.
(d) dreamed of the creatures.

5. How does Brer Rabbit make dust from a rock?
(a) by putting ashes in his shoes.
(b) by rolling the rock down a hill.
(c) by dropping a bigger rock on it.
(d) by dusting the rock with flour.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the absence of Uncle Remus, who tells the little boy tales?

2. What does Tilly say about African Jack's love charm?

3. What habit of the goose does the little boy ask Uncle Remus about?

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

5. What is the rumor about African Jack?

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