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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. What does Brer Fox think Brer Rabbit is doing down in the well?
(a) hiding his game bag.
(b) checking on his treasure.
(c) checking the water level.
(d) looking for fish.

2. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox to get him to change places in Mr. Man's trap?
(a) that Miss Meadows put him there to take him to a party.
(b) that Brer Tarrypin will think it is safe for him to come near.
(c) that he is getting paid to scare away the squirrels.
(d) that Mr. Man is looking for a pet to feed and care for.

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 does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox that makes him run away when he is pulled out of the well?
(a) that someone is looking for him with a gun.
(b) that Brer Bear is looking to fight him.
(c) that there are snakes in the well.
(d) that his house is on fire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Uncle Remus explain the cure for a plantation witch?

2. What habit of the goose does the little boy ask Uncle Remus about?

3. What excuse does Brer Fox give Brer Rabbit for having a meeting?

4. How does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox out of his hunting game?

5. Who is Mammy-Bammy Big-Money?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the tales, Brother Terrapin Deceives Brother Buzzard and Brother Fox Covets the Quills run together?

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

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

5. How does Mr. Tarrypin fool Brer Fox into letting him go?

6. How does the book open with the initiation of the little boy?

7. What was the awful fate of Mr. Wolf?

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

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

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

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