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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells a slightly different story about the lion from Aunt Tempy's story?
(a) Miss Sally.
(b) Tildy.
(c) Uncle Remus.
(d) Daddy Jack.

2. How does Uncle Remus excuse Brer Rabbit for hideous behavior with Granny Wolf?
(a) Uncle Remus says Brer Rabbit was tough when pushed.
(b) Uncle Remus says Brer Rabbit was sleep walking.
(c) Uncle Remus says it's just a story and not true.
(d) Uncle Remus says the wolf had done worse to him.

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

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

5. How does Mrs. Partridge frighten away Brer Rabbit?
(a) she makes him think he's found snake eggs.
(b) she spreads her wings like a buzzard.
(c) she jumps out of an egg shell like an eagle.
(d) she makes noise to call other animals.

6. How does Brer Wolf attempt to entice Brer Rabbit to come near him?
(a) he asks Brer Rabbit to being a new shovel.
(b) he tells Brer Rabbit he found one of his children.
(c) he claims he found the gold mine.
(d) he plays like he hurt himself digging for gold.

7. What does the little boy tell Uncle Remus he wishes he could do?
(a) jump into the briar patch.
(b) growl.
(c) catch chickens.
(d) fly.

8. What results when the chimney falls in?
(a) the birds loos their nests.
(b) the fox loses his hair.
(c) the man freezes to death.
(d) the cricket gets elbows on his legs.

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

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

11. Who replaces Brer Rabbit as king of the creatures?
(a) Brer Badger.
(b) Brer Polecat.
(c) Brer Lion.
(d) Brer Elephant.

12. 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 absolute training.
(c) he calls it aboriginal training.
(d) he calls it abnormal training.

13. After promising to nurse baby alligators, what does the bear do?
(a) he eats their mama.
(b) he eats them.
(c) he leaves them alone.
(d) he sells them.

14. What does the fox try to do to the mud turtle?
(a) tie him to a tree.
(b) turn him on his back.
(c) get him out of his shell.
(d) pull him from the mud.

15. What does Uncle Remus say to the boy after the tale of the Doodang and he still wishes he could fly?
(a) to fly to his mammy right then.
(b) to think hard and grow feathers.
(c) to ask his mammy how to fly.
(d) to try jumping off the roof of his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the small cricket cause the animals to run?

2. What gets Brer Rabbit chased by Mr. Man's pack of dogs?

3. In what way does Uncle Remus personify the elements?

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

5. Who does the blacksmith figure out will be his visitor?

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