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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 did the guinea fowls help the cow?
(a) by helping her get rid of some milk.
(b) by stirring up dust and saving her from the lion.
(c) by warning her of a quicksand hole.
(d) by showing her the way to go home when she was lost.

2. How does Brer Wolf end his fight with Brer Fox?
(a) by tossing Brer Fox into the pond.
(b) by biting off Brer Fox's head.
(c) by tying him to a hollow tree.
(d) by clogging the hole where Brer Fox is hiding.

3. What does Uncle Remus remark when the little boy asks what happened to the possum?
(a) he believes the possum got out through a hole in the bag.
(b) he says the possum played dead and got away.
(c) he doesn't know but he'd like to have some cooked possum.
(d) he thinks the man let him out of the bag.

4. Why does the little girl release Brer Rabbit after he is caught in the garden?
(a) by offering to dance for her amusement.
(b) by telling her he was sick.
(c) by offering her a fresh carrot.
(d) by giving her some rabbit candy.

5. How does Brer Rabbit get away from Brer Wildcat?
(a) by telling him where Brer Fox hides his babies.
(b) by promising to call turkeys near enough to catch.
(c) by daring him to go into the brair patch.
(d) by pretending to have a contageous disease.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What are the bugs on the grapes Brer Fox tries to brush away?

4. Why does Brer Rabbit free Brer Fox from Mr. Man's trap?

5. All covered with leaves, what does Brer Rabbit call out to scare Brer Fox and Brer Wolf?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Uncle Remus introduce the character of Brer Rabbit to the little boy?

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

5. Describe the similarity of the tale, How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors, to the nursery story of Henny Penny and the Falling Sky.

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

7. Describe Brer Bear's reaction when he discovers he has been hoodwinked by Brer Rabbit in the peanut patch.

8. What is the social comment Uncle Remus makes regarding Miss Goose and her relationship to white folks?

9. What moral question does the little boy raise after hearing how Brer Rabbit tricked Mr. Mann out of his meat?

10. To whom does Uncle Remus compare the lion in the tale, Mr. Lion Hunts for Mr. Man?

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