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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6, The Tales of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Benjamin Ram do to frighten away the wolves?
(a) roars like a lion.
(b) plays his fiddle.
(c) kicks up his heels.
(d) yells for Brer Bear.

2. Why does Brother Bear have no tail?
(a) he traded his tail for some honey.
(b) it was bit off by a tarrapin.
(c) it was bit off by a dog.
(d) from sliding down a moss covered rock.

3. How does Brer Rabbit fool the wolf as he eats the black snake's goodies?
(a) he tells the snake what the wolf is doing.
(b) he tells the wolf that the goodies are his.
(c) he leads the snake to the wolf.
(d) he pretends to keep watch to warn the wolf.

4. In Daddy Jack's story, why does the Snake eat the woman's baby?
(a) because she once stole one of her eggs.
(b) because the snake is blind and thinks it is a cat.
(c) because the woman owes the snake money.
(d) because the baby was crying.

5. Tracking the squirrels, what does the man find?
(a) corn and cabbage.
(b) bees and trees.
(c) nuts and bolts.
(d) money and honey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brer Fox get dragged behind Brer Wolf?

2. How does the small cricket cause the animals to run?

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

4. What causes Brer Rabbit to roll in the leaves and look like a monster?

5. What does Brer Rabbit use to keep Brer Fox from catching him in Miss Meadows' chimney?

(see the answer key)

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