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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 finish the tale of Brer Rabbit and the tar baby on another night?
(a) because he forgot to finish earlier.
(b) because the boy liked that tale so much.
(c) because he cannot think of another tale.
(d) because the little boy asks him what happened.

2. What does Brer Rabbit use to keep Brer Fox from catching him in Miss Meadows' chimney?
(a) he tosses down soot from the chimney.
(b) he drops on Brer Fox's head and knocks him out.
(c) he spits rabbit tobacco in his eye.
(d) he climbs out the top and jumps off the roof.

3. What tale by Uncle Remus probably causes the accusation of racism leveled at Joel Chandler Harris?
(a) the tale of Where the Negro Came From.
(b) The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox.
(c) the tale of Why the Negro is a Slave.
(d) the tale of Why the Negro is Black.

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

5. When the other animals exclude Brer Rabbit, how does he get them to come to him?
(a) he paints his house pink.
(b) he hires a band.
(c) he invites Miss Meadows and the girls to his house.
(d) he builds a steeple on his house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes Brer Rabbit to roll in the leaves and look like a monster?

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

4. In the absence of Uncle Remus, who tells the little boy tales?

5. Who is the main storyteller of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trick does Brer Rabbit play on Brer Fox making him look foolish?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Uncle Remus' explanation for the Jacky-My-Lantern?

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