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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 is the story of Mr. Lion and his wool an example of in the Uncle Remus stories?
(a) Uncle Remus's lack of imagination.
(b) jokes Uncle Remus plays on the little boy's mind.
(c) using animals that inhabit the southern states.
(d) explaining why animals look the way they do.

2. After listening to Brer Rabbit recount this conversation with Manny-Bammy-Big-Money, what does Brer Lion do?
(a) jumps out of bed cured of his burns.
(b) thanks Brer Rabbit for trying to help him.
(c) calls for a bowl of turtle soup.
(d) calls for the hide of Brer Fox.

3. How does Brer Wolf attempt to entice Brer Rabbit to come near him?
(a) he asks Brer Rabbit to being a new shovel.
(b) he claims he found the gold mine.
(c) he plays like he hurt himself digging for gold.
(d) he tells Brer Rabbit he found one of his children.

4. What does the little boy tell Uncle Remus he wishes he could do?
(a) fly.
(b) catch chickens.
(c) growl.
(d) jump into the briar patch.

5. What tale does Uncle Remus tell about Brer Rabbit and Unk Moon?
(a) messages Brer Rabbit delivers between Mr. Man and the moon.
(b) how Mr. Man cures Unk Moon of his illness.
(c) how the critters take big bites out of the moon.
(d) how Brer Rabbit decides to live on the moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brer Rabbit say he is running away from Brer Wolf and the gold mine?

2. Why does Uncle Remus say the bull grumbles and growls?

3. In the tale The Little Boy and His Dogs, who does the boy kill?

4. How does Mr. Lion get into the barrel of hot water?

5. Who does Uncle Remus call Impty-Umpty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Relate the explanation Uncle Remus has for the craters on the moon.

2. Explain how Uncle Remus uses common occurrences to teach the boy valuable lessons.

3. Who are Crazy Sue, Lillian, and Lucien?

4. What is the fantastic tale Uncle Remus tells the little boy to get him over his fright of the witch tale?

5. How does Brer Bear and his family get chased out of their house?

6. What is the news Uncle Remus rlates to the boy on the night of Christmas Eve?

7. What are the preposterous provisions Teenchy-Tiny duck makes to try and retrieve her bag of gold?

8. How does the preacher man expose the miller man's wife as a witch?

9. What is the lesson of the Doodang?

10. What is the evidence that the little boy's mother does not approve of Uncle Remus' tales?

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