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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 Uncle Remus story shocks the little boy?

2. How does Brer Rabbit scare the tiger away?

3. Who tells a slightly different story about the lion from Aunt Tempy's story?

4. When the storyteller changes, who tells tales to children named Lillian and Lucien?

5. What curious question does the little boy ask about the beginnings of the tales?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, Exposing Children to Violence. Discuss the violence in the Uncle Remus tales. Point out some of the reactions the little boy has to some of the more violent or frightening tales. Then discuss

Essay Topic 2

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 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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