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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Nights With Uncle Remus, 39 through 52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the alligator runs through the fire?
(a) he gets rough bumps all over his skin.
(b) he runs to cool off in the pond.
(c) he lears to walk upright.
(d) he loses his fur.

2. What does Brer Fox think Brer Rabbit is doing down in the well?
(a) hiding his game bag.
(b) checking on his treasure.
(c) looking for fish.
(d) checking the water level.

3. How does Brer Tarrypin get Brer Buzzard's quills?
(a) by pulling him into the pond.
(b) by burning him in a fire.
(c) by snatching them when Brer Buzzard sleeps.
(d) by hiding in Brer Buzzard's nest.

4. What becomes of the blacksmith that made a deal with the Devil which prevented him from both Heaven and Hell?
(a) he eats little children who go out at night.
(b) he roams the earth as a Jacky-my-lantern.
(c) he becomes an owl that never dies.
(d) he flies like a bat at night.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox to get him to trade places in the man's trap?

4. How does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox out of his hunting game?

5. What is African Jack's version of the hungry rabbit and wolf?

(see the answer key)

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