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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 Rabbit trick Brer Fox into raising is leg and yelling, "Wahoo"?
2. What tale by Uncle Remus probably causes the accusation of racism leveled at Joel Chandler Harris?
3. What happens to the fox in Miss Tempy's Story of the hungry rabbit and fox?
4. Why does Uncle Remus say he cannot tell the boy Mr. Man's real name?
5. What does Uncle Remus do for the little boy that he did for Miss Sally when she was a girl?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Uncle Remus explain the difference between Brer Rabbit and the rabbits the boy sees today.
2. What is the subject matter one evening that disturbs Aunt Tempy and the little boy?
3. What was the awful fate of Mr. Wolf?
4. How does Brer Rabbit take advantage of a little girl's innocence in the tale, Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl?
5. Explain the difference between the fables Uncle Remus tells and the superstition in The Plantation Witch.
6. What prompts Aunt Tempy to say she must return to the cabin of Uncle Remus more often?
7. Describe the similarity of the tale, How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors, to the nursery story of Henny Penny and the Falling Sky.
8. What is the social comment Uncle Remus makes regarding Miss Goose and her relationship to white folks?
9. In the story, The Moon in the Mill-Pond, how do Brer Rabbit and Brer Tarrypin keep the bear, the fox, and the wolf occupied while they visit Miss Meadows?
10. What indicates the relationship between Miss Sally and Uncle Remus?
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, 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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Personification of Animals in the Uncle Remus Tales. (1) Give examples of personification of animals that sets them apart from other animals in the tales, (2) how personification of the animals changes their habits, and (3) how the personification allows for human gullibility and bad behavior.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, Family Tradition in The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus. Discuss in your essay (1) the three generations of children (presumably, Miss Sally once heard the tales as a girl) who come to hear Uncle Remus's tales, (2) the relationship of the white family with the colored slaves over those generations, and (3) the changing attitudes of the various mothers mentioned in the book.
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