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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 Uncle Remus say he cannot tell the boy Mr. Man's real name?
(a) no one ever called the man by his real name.
(b) it is a big secret who the man is.
(c) either no one ever told him or that he can't remember.
(d) it might embarrass the man if people know who he is.

2. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox to get him to trade places in the man's trap?
(a) that he is being forced to drink wine.
(b) the he is being forced to eat mutton.
(c) that he is being forced to marry Miss Meadows.
(d) that he is being forced to catch chickens.

3. In the absence of Uncle Remus, who tells the little boy tales?
(a) African Jack.
(b) Miss Sally.
(c) Aunt Tempy.
(d) Tilly.

4. How does Brer Rabbit make dust from a rock?
(a) by dusting the rock with flour.
(b) by putting ashes in his shoes.
(c) by rolling the rock down a hill.
(d) by dropping a bigger rock on it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Remus say is the most amazing thing about the tale of Brer Rabbit and Mr. Man's money?

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

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

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

5. How does the rabbit explain the disappearance of the horses and cart to the wolf?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What indicates the relationship between Miss Sally and Uncle Remus?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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