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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 Terrapin call for a fire test after the rabbit's children are eaten?
(a) to find out who is guilty.
(b) to barbecue the rabbit.
(c) to keep warm at night.
(d) to roast the rabbit children.

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

3. Why is Brer Rabbit safe in the briar patch?
(a) because he was born and grew up there.
(b) because he isn't allergic to briars.
(c) because he has heavy clothes on.
(d) because he knows a secret passage there.

4. What are the bugs on the grapes Brer Fox tries to brush away?
(a) ladybugs.
(b) wasps.
(c) gnats.
(d) fleas.

5. What lie does Brer Rabbit tell Mr. Man to trick him out of his meat?
(a) that Brer Wolf smells it and is coming to get it.
(b) that the meat is really buzzard meat.
(c) that it was poisoned by Brer Buzzard.
(d) that it smells and Mr. Man must drag it behind him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What trick of Brer Possum fails to save Brer Fox for the Man's whip?

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

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

5. What fool's errand does Brer Tarrypin put Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and Brer Wolf up to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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