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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. How did the guinea fowls help the cow?

2. What does Brer Rabbit tell Brer Fox that makes him run away when he is pulled out of the well?

3. How does Uncle Remus explain the cure for a plantation witch?

4. Why does Uncle Remus shake his head at African Jack?

5. What lie does Brer Rabbit tell Mr. Man to trick him out of his meat?

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

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. What indicates the relationship between Miss Sally and Uncle Remus?

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

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

8. Describe the similarity of the tale, How Brother Rabbit Frightened His Neighbors, to the nursery story of Henny Penny and the Falling Sky.

9. To whom does Uncle Remus compare the lion in the tale, Mr. Lion Hunts for Mr. Man?

10. How does Uncle Remus introduce the character of Brer Rabbit to the little boy?

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, Rural Versus City Life. Using Uncle Remus as an example, your essay should include (1) the simplicity of rural life, (2) the closeness with nature in the country, (3) the complications from having people in close proximity. Support your opinion as to which one is better.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Historical Value of The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus. In the essay discuss (1) a literary record of the post civil war period in America; (2) the value of recorded phonetic speech; and (3) the contribution of the tales to black history.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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