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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 is the message of "The Creetures Go to the Barbecue"?

2. What does the little boy's mother think about Uncle Remus' stories?

3. After promising to nurse baby alligators, what does the bear do?

4. Why does Uncle Remus insist that the story of the man and his corn is true?

5. In the tale, A Fool for Luck, what amazes the man as he watches?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Uncle Remus uses common occurrences to teach the boy valuable lessons.

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

3. How does Uncle Remus convince the boy that Brer Rabbit sometimes was not the smartest creature in the whole creation?

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

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

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

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

8. In the story of the witch-wolf, explain why she wanted to marry a man.

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

10. What is the influence that the little boy's mother relies on in bring up the boy thereby affecting his imagination?

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 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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Relationships Between Animals and People in the Remus Tales. (1) What subliminal message do you get from those interactions? (2) Are the animals generally smarter than the people? (3) Why does Uncle Remus include people at all?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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