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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. Why does Brer Fox sit under a sycamore with his mouth open?

2. How did the guinea fowls help the cow?

3. What story does Uncle Remus reinvent involving a pig named Runt?

4. Who answers Brer Tarrypin by saying, "knee deep"?

5. Why does Brer Fox make the tar baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Brer Fox caught by his appetite under the Pimmerly Plum?

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

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

4. What moral question does the little boy raise after hearing how Brer Rabbit tricked Mr. Mann out of his meat?

5. What happens to Brer Wolf as he is being raised to the top of Brer Rabbit's steeple?

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

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

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

9. How does the book open with the initiation of the little boy?

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

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, Is the Book by Joel Chandler Harris Politically Incorrect? Take this essay beyond just the surface and examine the possible motives Harris had for writing the book and whether it is politically correct to depict events as they existed at the time. If there are areas that you find objectionable, list and discuss those in detail.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, How Uncle Remus's Tales are Easily Adapted for Children. (1) Begin with the Disney animations of the Brer Rabbit stories; (2) contrast the Brer Rabbit character from the book with children's story books adapted from the tales; and (3) conclude with an argument that the adaptations are more appropriate for children by what they leave out.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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