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

2. How does Brer Rabbit avoid capture by Brer Bear after he gets out of Brer Fox's trap?
(a) by running to Miss Meadows' house.
(b) by jumping into the briar patch.
(c) by hiding in a mudhole pretending to be a frog.
(d) by putting on his wife's dress.

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

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

5. What trick does Brer Tarrypin use to make himself look stronger than Brer Bear?
(a) in a rope pulling contest, Tarrypin ties his end to a log.
(b) in a throwing contest, Tarrypin throws a sparrow.
(c) in a lifting contest, Tarrypin does his lift in the water.
(d) in an arm wrestling contest, Tarrypin uses his teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main storyteller of the book?

2. What does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox into doing to go to Miss Meadows' house?

3. What does Benjamin Ram do to frighten away the wolves?

4. What does Uncle Remus remark when the little boy asks what happened to the possum?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Uncle Remus explain the difference between Brer Rabbit and the rabbits the boy sees today.

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

7. Explain the difference between the fables Uncle Remus tells and the superstition in The Plantation Witch.

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

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

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

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