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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 Uncle Remus' explanation about why dogs sniff in the air?

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

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

4. what social event do the little boy and Uncle Remus attend?

5. How does Uncle Remus describe the buzzard's breakfast of dead hawk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the boy's poignant declaration about his laughing place?

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

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

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

6. Who are Crazy Sue, Lillian, and Lucien?

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

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

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

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

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, 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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Historical Value of The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus. In the essay discuss (1) a literary record of the post civil war period in America; (2) the value of recorded phonetic speech; and (3) the contribution of the tales to black history.

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