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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 message of "The Creetures Go to the Barbecue"?
(a) the need to get to the barbecue first.
(b) the need to find out who is throwing the barbecue.
(c) the need to find ou what is being barbecued.
(d) the need to get an invitation to the barbecue.

2. How does Brer Rabbit cause the other critters' plan to trap him to backfire?
(a) he challenges them to a dance off contest.
(b) he plays along and then runs away fast as a horse.
(c) he overhears them and tricks them into going to Miss Meadows's house.
(d) he brings his fiddle along and plays a tune for them.

3. How does the goat scare away the wolf?
(a) convincing the wolf that he is eating a rock.
(b) convincing the wolf that his horns are sharp.
(c) convincing the wolf that his brothers are there.
(d) convincing the wolf that the man is coming.

4. What gets Brer Rabbit chased by Mr. Man's pack of dogs?
(a) has has been cutting a hole in the garden fence.
(b) he has been courting Mr. Man's daughter.
(c) he has been stealing from Mr. Man's garden.
(d) he's been telling lies to Mr. Man.

5. What fool's errand does Brer Rabbit send Brer Bear on when he is cornered on top of a big rock?
(a) to get a ladder to get on top of the rock.
(b) to get the other animals to come help move the rock.
(c) to get a pole to prop up the rock.
(d) to find a rope to lasso Brer Rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. After promising to nurse baby alligators, what does the bear do?

2. For the bear hunt, what arrangements does Brer Rabbit make to fool Brer Fox and Brer Wolf?

3. How does Mrs. Partridge frighten away Brer Rabbit?

4. Who replaces Brer Rabbit as king of the creatures?

5. How does Uncle Remus explain Brer Rabbit to the little boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the little boy stymied in his efforts to slip up on Uncle Remus to scare him?

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

3. How does Brer Rabbit describe his wife's behavior as he visits with Brer Wolf and Brer Fox?

4. What is the outcome of Aunt Tempy's tale of Brother Rabbit Ties Mr. Lion?

5. What is the folklore Uncle Remus tells the boy about the cricket?

6. In the story of the witch-wolf, explain why she wanted to marry a man.

7. Describe Brer Rabbit's invitation to the other animals to a barbecue.

8. How does Brer Rabbit get the other animals to work hard digging holes?

9. How does Uncle Remus convince the boy that Brer Rabbit sometimes was not the smartest creature in the whole creation?

10. What is the influence that the little boy's mother relies on in bring up the boy thereby affecting his imagination?

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