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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 does Brer Possum react when attacked by the dog?

2. How does Brer Tarrypin get Brer Buzzard's quills?

3. What causes Brer Rabbit to roll in the leaves and look like a monster?

4. What does Brer Rabbit eat up while the other animals are working?

5. How does Brer Rabbit make dust from a rock?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What is the social comment Uncle Remus makes regarding Miss Goose and her relationship to white folks?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. How does Brer Rabbit take advantage of a little girl's innocence in the tale, Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl?

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 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 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Main Characters in The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus. Your essay should include character sketches of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and Brer Bear. State how each of those characters relate to the small boys listening to the tales. Conclude with an evaluation of why Brer Rabbit is of particular interest to the boy.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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