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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 excuse does Brer Fox give Brer Rabbit for having a meeting?
(a) to have a confab.
(b) to share a meal.
(c) to plan a trip.
(d) to play a trick on Brer Bear.

2. Why does Brer Rabbit free Brer Fox from Mr. Man's trap?
(a) because Mr. Man want to catch gophers.
(b) because Brer Fox cries for his family.
(c) because Mr. Man goes to get the dogs.
(d) because it was only a joke.

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

4. What habit of the goose does the little boy ask Uncle Remus about?
(a) standing on one leg.
(b) taking in washing.
(c) chasing dogs.
(d) biting small boys.

5. What trick of Brer Possum fails to save Brer Fox for the Man's whip?
(a) jumping over a bonfire.
(b) eating butter.
(c) playing dead.
(d) running into a hollow tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brer Fox think Brer Rabbit is doing down in the well?

2. Why does Brer Rabbit say the wolf's hair takes a long time to grow back?

3. How does Brer Wolf end his fight with Brer Fox?

4. How does the story begin?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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