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

2. How does the goat scare away the wolf?

3. Tracking the squirrels, what does the man find?

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

5. What does Uncle Remus say to the boy after the tale of the Doodang and he still wishes he could fly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the folklore Uncle Remus tells the boy about the cricket?

2. Describe the secret of Brer Rabbit's laughing place.

3. Who is the company everyone tells the blacksmith he is going to have soon?

4. Describe Brer Rabbit's invitation to the other animals to a barbecue.

5. How does the preacher man expose the miller man's wife as a witch?

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

7. How does Brer Bear and his family get chased out of their house?

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

9. How is the little boy stymied in his efforts to slip up on Uncle Remus to scare him?

10. What are the preposterous provisions Teenchy-Tiny duck makes to try and retrieve her bag of gold?

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 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 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, 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.

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