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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9, Seven Tales of Uncle Remus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creature does Uncle Remus credit for the great flood?
(a) the whale.
(b) the elephant.
(c) the crawdad.
(d) the ostrich.

2. What tale by Uncle Remus probably causes the accusation of racism leveled at Joel Chandler Harris?
(a) the tale of Why the Negro is Black.
(b) The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox.
(c) the tale of Where the Negro Came From.
(d) the tale of Why the Negro is a Slave.

3. Why does Uncle Remus finish the tale of Brer Rabbit and the tar baby on another night?
(a) because he cannot think of another tale.
(b) because the boy liked that tale so much.
(c) because he forgot to finish earlier.
(d) because the little boy asks him what happened.

4. What does the little boy's mother think about Uncle Remus' stories?
(a) they should be written down.
(b) the aren't true.
(c) they are good education for the boy.
(d) they keep the boy from underfoot.

5. When the little boy grows up and has his own son, what does Uncle Remus say about the training the boy gets from his mother?
(a) he calls it absent minded training.
(b) he calls it aboriginal training.
(c) he calls it abnormal training.
(d) he calls it absolute training.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Uncle Remus story shocks the little boy?

2. How does Brer Rabbit avoid capture by Brer Bear after he gets out of Brer Fox's trap?

3. What animal turns out to be the Creature With No Claws?

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

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

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