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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Crazy Sue's story, why did the raccoon pretend to be dead?
(a) to hide from his wife.
(b) to catch a frog.
(c) to fool a buzzard.
(d) to escape from the wolf.

2. In the tale The Little Boy and His Dogs, who does the boy kill?
(a) two panthers dressed as women.
(b) Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit.
(c) Brer Tarrypin.
(d) the bears who kidnapped his sister.

3. Why is the little boy confused about the prowess of Brer Rabbit?
(a) his mother tells him different rabbit stories.
(b) he still cannot imagine that rabbits talk.
(c) he cannot understand why the dogs do not get him.
(d) the rabbits he sees on the plantation are all weak.

4. How does Mr. Lion get into the barrel of hot water?
(a) he dives in head first.
(b) he backs in, sticking his tail through a hole in the barrel.
(c) he jumps in quickly to get used to the hot water.
(d) he gets pushed in by Brer Wolf.

5. How does Uncle Remus say the fox got black legs?
(a) falling asleep in the hole where the sun goes down.
(b) wading through the muddy pond.
(c) falling into the tar he used to make the tar baby.
(d) walking on fresh pavement.

6. What is the message of "The Creetures Go to the Barbecue"?
(a) the need to find ou what is being barbecued.
(b) the need to get an invitation to the barbecue.
(c) the need to find out who is throwing the barbecue.
(d) the need to get to the barbecue first.

7. How does the witch-wolf disguised as a woman get found out?
(a) she howls at the moon.
(b) she eats raw meat.
(c) her teeth grow long.
(d) a cow fears her.

8. Which animal was the only one not tricked out of the butter by Brer Weasel?
(a) Brer Possum.
(b) Brer Rabbit.
(c) Brer Tarrypin.
(d) Brer Bear.

9. What curious question does the little boy ask about the beginnings of the tales?
(a) who wrote down all those stories?
(b) when was once upon a time?
(c) when did animals stop talking lik people?
(d) why don't things happen the same way today?

10. What happens to the young wolf after he gets trapped in a bag that his father thinks is a rabbit?
(a) he gets beaten over the head with a stick.
(b) he gets hung from a tree branch.
(c) he gets tossed into the river.
(d) he gets dropped in boiling water.

11. How does the goat scare away the wolf?
(a) convincing the wolf that his horns are sharp.
(b) convincing the wolf that his brothers are there.
(c) convincing the wolf that he is eating a rock.
(d) convincing the wolf that the man is coming.

12. What is the only thing on the plantation that the little boy is afraid of?
(a) the deep water well.
(b) the old Shanghai rooster.
(c) his father's hunting dog.
(d) the blacksmith's shack.

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

14. How does Uncle Remus explain Brer Rabbit to the little boy?
(a) when he was borned he got a speshul blessin.
(b) he never relized that he wuz sposed to be weak.
(c) what he can't do wid his foots he kin do wid his head.
(d) he was de las of de talkin rabbits.

15. What does Uncle Remus say the animals don't know the difference about?
(a) joking and lying.
(b) keeping and hiding.
(c) borrowing and stealing.
(d) taking and stealing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the tale, Brother Fox and the White Muscadines, what happens after Brer Rabbit helps him climb a tree?

2. Who does Uncle Remus call Impty-Umpty?

3. How does Uncle Remus respond to the boy's wish to fly?

4. What does the buzzard say he can show anyone interested?

5. When the storyteller changes, who tells tales to children named Lillian and Lucien?

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