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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 excuse does Brer Rabbit give for stopping work on the corn patch?

2. What does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox into doing to go to Miss Meadows' house?

3. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox to get him to trade places in the man's trap?

4. How does Brer Rabbit trick Brer Fox about pinning down the horse?

5. Why does Uncle Remus finish the tale of Brer Rabbit and the tar baby on another night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In the tale, Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear, what does Brer Rabbit use to get himself out of Brer Fox's trap in the peanut patch?

5. How does Brer Rabbit convince the fox to take his place in Mr. Man's box trap?

6. Describe the variations on the same theme told by Uncle Remus, African Jack, and Aunt Tempy.

7. Why does Brer Fox get dragged along behind Brer Wolf?

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

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

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

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, What I See as the Main Value of the Uncle Remus Tales. Give your opinion as to the entertainment value of the stories, the historical value of the tales, and the importance of preserving the dialects of the past.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, How Harris Treats the Subject of Slavery. (1) Give your opinion as to how accurately the subject is depicted in the book, (2) examples of race distinctions in the book, and (3) social position between the plantation slaves and the lower class white neighbors in the book.

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