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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the little boy tell Uncle Remus he did the night before?
(a) dreamed of the creatures.
(b) climbed out his bedroom window.
(c) ate rabbit for dinner.
(d) made up his own story.

3. What trick of Brer Possum fails to save Brer Fox for the Man's whip?
(a) jumping over a bonfire.
(b) eating butter.
(c) playing dead.
(d) running into a hollow tree.

4. Why does the fox's tail have a white tip?
(a) it turned white when Brer Fox got scared.
(b) it got dipped into the whitewash for the fence.
(c) it caught on fire when he jumped over the bonfire.
(d) it got caught in a rabbit trap.

5. What is African Jack's version of the hungry rabbit and wolf?
(a) they eat their grandmothers' food.
(b) they wrestle to eat each other.
(c) they plan to eat their grandmothers.
(d) they sell their grandmothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Brer Fox meet up with in the tale, How Brother Fox Was Too Smart?

2. What tale by Uncle Remus probably causes the accusation of racism leveled at Joel Chandler Harris?

3. What causes Brer Rabbit to roll in the leaves and look like a monster?

4. What tale of Uncle Remus is likely the most cruel?

5. Why does Uncle Remus shake his head at African Jack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Brer Wolf as he is being raised to the top of Brer Rabbit's steeple?

2. Why does Brer Fox get dragged along behind Brer Wolf?

3. How does Brer Rabbit take advantage of a little girl's innocence in the tale, Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl?

4. What is the subject matter one evening that disturbs Aunt Tempy and the little boy?

5. In the tale, Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear, what does Brer Rabbit use to get himself out of Brer Fox's trap in the peanut patch?

6. How is Brer Fox caught by his appetite under the Pimmerly Plum?

7. What trick does Brer Rabbit play on Brer Fox making him look foolish?

8. How does Brer Rabbit convince the fox to take his place in Mr. Man's box trap?

9. How do the frogs trick Brer Fox into falling into the pond?

10. In the story, The Moon in the Mill-Pond, how do Brer Rabbit and Brer Tarrypin keep the bear, the fox, and the wolf occupied while they visit Miss Meadows?

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