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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uncle Remus do for the little boy that he did for Miss Sally when she was a girl?
(a) gives him bitter molases for a cold.
(b) tells his father how he acted up.
(c) he protects him from being punished.
(d) teaches him how to start a fire.

2. All covered with leaves, what does Brer Rabbit call out to scare Brer Fox and Brer Wolf?
(a) I-doom-er-ker-du-mer-ker
(b) Whip-poor-will
(c) Wull-er-de-Wust
(d) Boo

3. How does Brer Tarrypin fool Brer Fox into letting go of his tail?
(a) he tells Brer Fox to grab his shell.
(b) he tells Brer Fox he is holding onto a root.
(c) he tells Brer Fox to jump into the pond.
(d) he tells Brer Fox he is about to bite off his tail.

4. What causes Brer Fox to fall into the pond?
(a) his reflection.
(b) Brer Tarrypin's tail.
(c) the frogs.
(d) a mud slide.

5. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox to get him to change places in Mr. Man's trap?
(a) that Brer Tarrypin will think it is safe for him to come near.
(b) that he is getting paid to scare away the squirrels.
(c) that Miss Meadows put him there to take him to a party.
(d) that Mr. Man is looking for a pet to feed and care for.

6. How does the story begin?
(a) Brer Rabbit is caught by the tar baby.
(b) The little boy is hiding from his mother.
(c) Africa Jack is telling one of his stories.
(d) Miss Sally is looking for her young son.

7. How does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox out of his hunting game?
(a) by playing dead causing Brer Fox to put down his bag.
(b) by exchanging the game bag for a bag of rocks.
(c) by claiming that the bag is poisonous.
(d) by telling Brer Fox where there is bigger game.

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

9. When the dog chases the fox, what does Brer Fox believe?
(a) that the dog was a friend of the goose.
(b) that Brer Rabbit set the dog on him.
(c) that the dog was hiding under the bed.
(d) that Miss Sally set the dog on him.

10. 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 catch chickens.
(b) that he is being forced to marry Miss Meadows.
(c) that he is being forced to drink wine.
(d) the he is being forced to eat mutton.

11. 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 hires a band.
(c) he invites Miss Meadows and the girls to his house.
(d) he paints his house pink.

12. Why does Brer Terrapin call for a fire test after the rabbit's children are eaten?
(a) to roast the rabbit children.
(b) to find out who is guilty.
(c) to barbecue the rabbit.
(d) to keep warm at night.

13. What does Uncle Remus remark when the little boy asks what happened to the possum?
(a) he believes the possum got out through a hole in the bag.
(b) he says the possum played dead and got away.
(c) he thinks the man let him out of the bag.
(d) he doesn't know but he'd like to have some cooked possum.

14. What does Brer Rabbit eat up while the other animals are working?
(a) the butter.
(b) the cake.
(c) the carrots.
(d) the salad.

15. How does Brer Rabbit warn Brer Fox to keep his distance?
(a) he says he has a cold.
(b) he says he has a big stick.
(c) he says he has a fox trap.
(d) he says he is full of fleas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brer Fox sit under a sycamore with his mouth open?

2. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Fox's grandfather to go help get Brer Fox out of the bee gum?

3. What does Tilly say about African Jack's love charm?

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

5. What trick does Brer Tarrypin use to make himself look stronger than Brer Bear?

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