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

2. How does Brer Rabbit fool the wolf as he eats the black snake's goodies?

3. What does Mr. Lion look like when he gets out of the barrel?

4. According to Uncle Remus, what did folks always have to pass no matter where they were going a long time ago?

5. How does Uncle Remus have Brer Rabbit interfere in the human world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the outcome of Aunt Tempy's tale of Brother Rabbit Ties Mr. Lion?

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

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

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

5. What is the fantastic tale Uncle Remus tells the little boy to get him over his fright of the witch tale?

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

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

8. What is the influence that the little boy's mother relies on in bring up the boy thereby affecting his imagination?

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

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

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 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 2

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 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, What I See as the Main Value of the Uncle Remus Tales. Give your opinion as to the entertainment value of the stories, the historical value of the tales, and the importance of preserving the dialects of the past.

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