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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 does the Teenchy Duck find that was taken from him?

2. What does the little boy tell Uncle Remus he wishes he could do?

3. In Crazy Sue's story, why did the raccoon pretend to be dead?

4. How does Uncle Remus respond to the boy's wish to fly?

5. What does the buzzard attempt to teach the terrapin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Uncle Remus' response when the little boy asks when once upon a time is?

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

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

4. How does Brer Rabbit describe his wife's behavior as he visits with Brer Wolf and Brer Fox?

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

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

7. What is the lesson of the Doodang?

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

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

10. What does the third generation little boy confide to Uncle Remus about his mother?

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, Why Brer Rabbit Appeals to Me. Begin the essay with the example of how the little boy identifies with the wily rabbit. Then explain what there is about Brer Rabbit that makes you enjoy his antics in the tales. Discuss both his good points and negative aspects.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, How Uncle Remus's Tales are Easily Adapted for Children. (1) Begin with the Disney animations of the Brer Rabbit stories; (2) contrast the Brer Rabbit character from the book with children's story books adapted from the tales; and (3) conclude with an argument that the adaptations are more appropriate for children by what they leave out.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus is Not Children's Literature. Salient points should include (1) the violence in the tales; (2) the moral questions of theft and lies as appropriate behavior under certain circumstances; and (3) the adult nature of certain situations among the human characters in the book.

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