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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trick of Brer Possum fails to save Brer Fox for the Man's whip?
(a) eating butter.
(b) running into a hollow tree.
(c) playing dead.
(d) jumping over a bonfire.

2. What causes Brer Rabbit to roll in the leaves and look like a monster?
(a) he gets all tangled up with the tar baby.
(b) honey spills on him.
(c) he falls into a syrup vat.
(d) he falls into a glue pot.

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

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

5. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox to get him to trade places in the man's trap?
(a) that he is being forced to drink wine.
(b) that he is being forced to marry Miss Meadows.
(c) that he is being forced to catch chickens.
(d) the he is being forced to eat mutton.

6. Why does Brer Fox get dragged behind Brer Wolf?
(a) Brer Ram says his wife has been crying for wolf meat.
(b) Brer Ram sets fire to Brer Wolf's tail.
(c) Brer Ram rings a bell for Mr. Man.
(d) Brer Ram butts Brer Wolf with his horns.

7. Why does Uncle Remus say that Brer Bear is likely stuck in a hollow tree to this day?
(a) Brer Rabbit put glue into the hole in the tree.
(b) Brer Rabbit put grease on the tree so he cannot come down.
(c) Brer Bear will not turn loose of the honeycomb.
(d) Brer Rabbit stirs up the bees to swell Brer Bear's head.

8. According to Uncle Remus, which character are both Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox sweet on?
(a) Miss Meadows' younger daughter.
(b) Miss Meadows.
(c) the King Deer's daughter.
(d) Miss Sally.

9. Why does the little girl release Brer Rabbit after he is caught in the garden?
(a) by telling her he was sick.
(b) by offering her a fresh carrot.
(c) by offering to dance for her amusement.
(d) by giving her some rabbit candy.

10. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Bear to take his place in Brer Fox's trap in the peanut patch?
(a) by telling him he cannot get out of the trap.
(b) by telling him he is getting paid to be a scarecrow.
(c) by telling him he gets stronger sitting in the trap.
(d) by telling him he can eat all the peanuts he wants.

11. Who is Mammy-Bammy Big-Money?
(a) the old woman who lives on the next plantation.
(b) the alter-ego of African Jack.
(c) the one from whom Brer Rabbit got his lucky rabbit's foot.
(d) the banker who tries to buy the boy's plantation.

12. When the other animals exclude Brer Rabbit, how does he get them to come to him?
(a) he builds a steeple on his house.
(b) he invites Miss Meadows and the girls to his house.
(c) he paints his house pink.
(d) he hires a band.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brer Terrapin call for a fire test after the rabbit's children are eaten?

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

3. How does the story begin?

4. How does Brer Rabbit make dust from a rock?

5. What does Uncle Remus remark when the little boy asks what happened to the possum?

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