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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the stories change a bit, what does the little boy wonder about?
(a) why the animals don't talk like before.
(b) why the stories are all so sad.
(c) why the stories are not about animals anymore.
(d) why Brer Rabbit is not the hero any longer.

2. Why does Uncle Remus say the guineas stay awake all night?
(a) they were once caught sleeping by the fox.
(b) they like to count the stars.
(c) they like to talk to each other in the dark.
(d) they can see better in the dark.

3. After listening to Brer Rabbit recount this conversation with Manny-Bammy-Big-Money, what does Brer Lion do?
(a) thanks Brer Rabbit for trying to help him.
(b) jumps out of bed cured of his burns.
(c) calls for a bowl of turtle soup.
(d) calls for the hide of Brer Fox.

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

5. According to Aunt Tempy, how does the wolf get into the meeting of the horned cattle?
(a) by disguising himself as a man.
(b) by disguising himself as a horned cow.
(c) by bringing salt blocks to the meeting.
(d) by disgusing himself as a rabbit.

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

7. What does the buzzard say he can show anyone interested?
(a) the bones of the Doodang.
(b) the children of the Doodang.
(c) the nest of the Doodang.
(d) the tail feathers of the Doodang.

8. 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.

9. What causes the man to pour hot water down the chimney?
(a) the fox trapped inside.
(b) bird nests in the chimney.
(c) the cricket's music.
(d) the soot in the chimney.

10. How does Brer Rabbit trick the lion into letting his tail be tied to a tree?
(a) Brer Rabbit convinces the lion that a storm is coming.
(b) Brer Rabbit tells the lion that squirrels will fall from the tree.
(c) Brer Rabbit dares the lion to stay 3 days under the tree.
(d) Brer Rabbit challenges the lion to pull down the tree.

11. How does Uncle Remus account for the craters on the moon?
(a) as worry lines on the face of Unk Moon.
(b) as scars from Unk Moon's illness.
(c) as scratches made by Brer Rabbit.
(d) as whiskers on Unk Moon.

12. What location do all the animals want to know about?
(a) Brer Rabbit's sleeping place.
(b) Brer Rabbit's thinking place.
(c) Brer Rabbit's money hiding place.
(d) Brer Rabbit's laughing place.

13. What is Uncle Remus' explanation about why dogs sniff in the air?
(a) what the rabbit did to them while he was king for a day.
(b) to keep the dust out of their noses.
(c) because they have poor eyesight.
(d) trying to find where meat is hanging from a tree.

14. What repulsive thing does Brer Rabbit do with Grinny, Granny Wolf?
(a) ties her to a tree near an ant hill.
(b) tells her the bees have all left the honey tree.
(c) boils her and tricks Brer wolf into eating her.
(d) dresses her up as a lion and scares Brer Wolf.

15. According to Uncle Remus, what did folks always have to pass no matter where they were going a long time ago?
(a) the haunted house.
(b) the judge's house.
(c) the blacksmith shop.
(d) the little brown church.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Crazy Sue's story, why did the raccoon pretend to be dead?

2. What does Uncle Remus say to the boy after the tale of the Doodang and he still wishes he could fly?

3. What does Uncle Remus mean when he talks about the "behime" wheels of a wagon?

4. What curious question does the little boy ask about the beginnings of the tales?

5. Who manages to get Brer Bear and his family to get out of their big, comfortable house?

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