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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, Uncle Remus and His Friends.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Brer Possum react when attacked by the dog?
(a) he screams for help from Brer Coon.
(b) he falls over as though he is dead.
(c) he goes at the dog with tooth and claw.
(d) he runs into the brair patch.

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

3. What does Tilly say about African Jack's love charm?
(a) She doesn't believe it.
(b) It won't work.
(c) She would like to have one.
(d) It isn't right.

4. Why does Brer Rabbit free Brer Fox from Mr. Man's trap?
(a) because it was only a joke.
(b) because Mr. Man want to catch gophers.
(c) because Mr. Man goes to get the dogs.
(d) because Brer Fox cries for his family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brer Wolf end his fight with Brer Fox?

2. What does Aunt Tempy think about African Jack's talk about spirits?

3. How does Brer Rabbit warn Brer Fox to keep his distance?

4. How is Brer Rabbit's idea of sewing the dog's mouth shut like the Aesop fable of the Mice and the Cat?

5. What creature does Uncle Remus credit for the great flood?

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