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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. In Daddy Jack's story, why does the Snake eat the woman's baby?
(a) because the baby was crying.
(b) because she once stole one of her eggs.
(c) because the snake is blind and thinks it is a cat.
(d) because the woman owes the snake money.

2. What does Aunt Tempy think about African Jack's talk about spirits?
(a) she wants to find a ghost to talk to.
(b) she hopes never to be haunted.
(c) she remembers ghosts she has seen.
(d) she thinks African Jack is stupid.

3. How does Brer Rabbit get Brer Fox's grandfather to go help get Brer Fox out of the bee gum?
(a) a riddle.
(b) a big bell.
(c) a map.
(d) a loud horn.

4. What is the rumor about African Jack?
(a) that he is the Devil.
(b) that he is a conjurer.
(c) that he talks in his sleep.
(d) that he is insane.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the fox's tail have a white tip?

5. What trick does Brer Tarrypin use to make himself look stronger than Brer Bear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the tale, Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear, what does Brer Rabbit use to get himself out of Brer Fox's trap in the peanut patch?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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