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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gets Brer Rabbit chased by Mr. Man's pack of dogs?
(a) he's been telling lies to Mr. Man.
(b) has has been cutting a hole in the garden fence.
(c) he has been stealing from Mr. Man's garden.
(d) he has been courting Mr. Man's daughter.

2. What gives Brer Rabbit the idea to play a trick with a barrel of hot water?
(a) watching Mr. Man take a hot bath.
(b) watching the hogs clean up.
(c) watching how hot rocks make the water hot in a barrel.
(d) watching Mr. Man clean the hair off of slaughtered hogs.

3. How is Brer Rabbit's idea of sewing the dog's mouth shut like the Aesop fable of the Mice and the Cat?
(a) the dog never closes his mouth like the cat.
(b) rabbits and mice have no fingers to use for sewing.
(c) mice fear the dog in one story and the cat in the other.
(d) no one wnts to do the sewing like no one would bell the cat.

4. What is Uncle Remus' explanation for why the turkey buzzard is bald?
(a) the rabbit threw hot ashes on her head.
(b) when the rabbit got away, she pulled out her head feathers.
(c) the rabbit snatched her head feathers while she slept.
(d) she washed her head with lye soap.

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

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

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

8. For the bear hunt, what arrangements does Brer Rabbit make to fool Brer Fox and Brer Wolf?
(a) he cuts the ropes on their bear trap.
(b) he digs a hole for them to fall in.
(c) he sets up everything with Brer Bear ahead of time.
(d) he tells Mr. Man to be there with his gun.

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

10. what social event do the little boy and Uncle Remus attend?
(a) the marriage of Tildy and Jack.
(b) a church meeting on the plantation.
(c) tea time at Miss Sally's.
(d) a story telling contest.

11. What plan does Brer Rabbit have that makes Brer Fox and Brer Wolf laugh?
(a) he plans to race Brer Tarrapin.
(b) he plans to go bear hunting.
(c) he plans to court Miss Meadows.
(d) he plans to raid Mr. Man's garden.

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

13. Why does Brer Rabbit say he is running away from Brer Wolf and the gold mine?
(a) to get a bag to hold the gold Brer Wolf leaves behind.
(b) to get a shovel and a pick.
(c) to tell Mr. Man there is gold on his property.
(d) to bring his family to help collect the gold.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What absurd things does Teenchy-Tiny-Duck have in his bag?

2. What does Uncle Remus say the animals don't know the difference about?

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

4. How does Brer Rabbit get the fox to chase a wagon?

5. What does the little boy's mother think about Uncle Remus' stories?

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