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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. What does the little boy's mother think about Uncle Remus' stories?
3. When the little boy grows up and has his own son, what does Uncle Remus say about the training the boy gets from his mother?
4. Why do Brer Fox and Brer Wolf not run away when they hear Brer Bear coming?
5. How does the witch-wolf disguised as a woman get found out?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are Crazy Sue, Lillian, and Lucien?
2. Explain how Uncle Remus relates superstitious ideas about scientific phenomena.
3. Describe the secret of Brer Rabbit's laughing place.
4. What Aesop fable is similar to Uncle Remus's tale, Brother Rabbit Takes a Walk?
5. What is the fantastic tale Uncle Remus tells the little boy to get him over his fright of the witch tale?
6. Relate the explanation Uncle Remus has for the craters on the moon.
7. How does Brer Rabbit get the other animals to work hard digging holes?
8. How does Uncle Remus convince the boy that Brer Rabbit sometimes was not the smartest creature in the whole creation?
9. How does Brer Bear and his family get chased out of their house?
10. What is the folklore Uncle Remus tells the boy about the cricket?
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 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.
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, 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.
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