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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 buzzard attempt to teach the terrapin?

2. What does the Teenchy Duck find that was taken from him?

3. What is the message of "The Creetures Go to the Barbecue"?

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

5. According to Aunt Tempy, how does the wolf get into the meeting of the horned cattle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the evidence that the little boy's mother does not approve of Uncle Remus' tales?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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