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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happens when the alligator runs through the fire?
2. How does the rabbit explain the disappearance of the horses and cart to the wolf?
3. What habit of the goose does the little boy ask Uncle Remus about?
4. Why does the fox's tail have a white tip?
5. What does Brer Fox think Brer Rabbit is doing down in the well?
Short Essay Questions
1. What prompts Aunt Tempy to say she must return to the cabin of Uncle Remus more often?
2. How does Uncle Remus explain the difference between Brer Rabbit and the rabbits the boy sees today.
3. How do the tales, Brother Terrapin Deceives Brother Buzzard and Brother Fox Covets the Quills run together?
4. Describe the similarity of the tale, How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors, to the nursery story of Henny Penny and the Falling Sky.
5. Explain the difference between the fables Uncle Remus tells and the superstition in The Plantation Witch.
6. What is the subject matter one evening that disturbs Aunt Tempy and the little boy?
7. What indicates the relationship between Miss Sally and Uncle Remus?
8. Describe the little boy's reaction to the tale of the race between Brer Rabbit and Brer Tarrypin.
9. What was the awful fate of Mr. Wolf?
10. What happens to Brer Wolf as he is being raised to the top of Brer Rabbit's steeple?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Importance of Story Tellers in the 19th Century. (1) Discuss why good story tellers like Uncle Remus were so important in those days for want of other types of entertainment, (2) analyze the ability of story tellers that made some better than others, and (3) the importance of handing down an oral tradition before the time when books and other media made it possible to record both stories and history.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Supernatural in Folklore. First refer to examples of witches and devils in the Uncle Remus tales. Then, discuss how the supernatural is most often used to explain the otherwise unexplainable. Finally, discuss the fascination people have with the supernatural, giving examples of how it appears in literature, art, and movies to this day.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Character of Uncle Remus. Give your impressions of Uncle Remus as (1) a freed slave who elects to remain on the plantation, (2) his sense of morality and child discipline, and (3) his ability as a storyteller.
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