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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. Who replaces Brer Rabbit as king of the creatures?

2. What repulsive thing does Brer Rabbit do with Grinny, Granny Wolf?

3. How does Brer Rabbit cause the other critters' plan to trap him to backfire?

4. What childhood story had been denied the little boy, keeping the wings of his imagination clipped?

5. What does the buzzard say he can show anyone interested?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brer Rabbit get the other animals to work hard digging holes?

2. Relate the explanation Uncle Remus has for the craters on the moon.

3. What tale does Uncle Remus tell his young boy helper when the boy begins to tire of turning the grinding wheel?

4. What is the news Uncle Remus rlates to the boy on the night of Christmas Eve?

5. What is the boy's poignant declaration about his laughing place?

6. Relate Uncle Remus's tale about duplicity on the part of the bear in dealing with the alligator.

7. What is the fantastic tale Uncle Remus tells the little boy to get him over his fright of the witch tale?

8. What Aesop fable is similar to Uncle Remus's tale, Brother Rabbit Takes a Walk?

9. What is the lesson of the Doodang?

10. Explain how Uncle Remus relates superstitious ideas about scientific phenomena.

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, 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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Impact of Stories and Fables. Use the examples from Aesop, Uncle Remus, and Jesus giving examples of how each used stories or fables to get a moral point across. In you essay discuss the non-confrontational impact of the stories.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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