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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. Why does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox into raising is leg and yelling, "Wahoo"?
(a) to show Brer Fox is not really dead.
(b) to make a monkey out of Brer Fox.
(c) to impress Brer Wolf.
(d) to prepare him for a talent show.

2. According to Uncle Remus, which character are both Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox sweet on?
(a) Miss Meadows' younger daughter.
(b) Miss Sally.
(c) Miss Meadows.
(d) the King Deer's daughter.

3. What does Benjamin Ram do to frighten away the wolves?
(a) yells for Brer Bear.
(b) roars like a lion.
(c) plays his fiddle.
(d) kicks up his heels.

4. What becomes of the blacksmith that made a deal with the Devil which prevented him from both Heaven and Hell?
(a) he eats little children who go out at night.
(b) he becomes an owl that never dies.
(c) he flies like a bat at night.
(d) he roams the earth as a Jacky-my-lantern.

5. What upsets the little boy about the possum and the missing butter?
(a) the possum dies when he wasn't guilty of eating it.
(b) the possum did not get any butter to eat.
(c) Brer Rabbit told a lie about the possum.
(d) the possum made it look like the wolf ate the butter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the rabbit and the wolf do to get provisions when they are hungry?

2. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox that makes him run away when he is pulled out of the well?

3. What lie does Brer Rabbit tell Mr. Man to trick him out of his meat?

4. How does Brer Tarrypin get Brer Buzzard's quills?

5. Who answers Brer Tarrypin by saying, "knee deep"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the little boy's reaction to the tale of the race between Brer Rabbit and Brer Tarrypin.

2. 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?

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

4. What indicates the relationship between Miss Sally and Uncle Remus?

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

6. What is the bait Brer Fox uses to entrap Brer Rabbit the first time?

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

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

9. What prompts Aunt Tempy to say she must return to the cabin of Uncle Remus more often?

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

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