Unit 3 Folktales and Fables

In "Brer Rabbit and Brer Lion" why did Brer Rabbit start to run?

•  because he was frightened of running into Brer Lion
• because a big wind arose and he was frightened that a tree might fall on him
•  because he was being chased by a hunter
• because he hoped to run into Brer Lion in the woods

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What reason did Brer Rabbit give to Brer Lion for his running?

• He said that he was afraid of the wind.
• He said that he had hoped to find Brer Lion in the woods.
• He did not give Brer Lion a reason.
• He said that there was a hurricane coming.

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What did Brer Rabbit convince Brer Lion to let him do?

• He convinced Brer Lion to let him tie him to a tree.
• He convinced Brer Lion that the trees of the forest were going to fall.
• He convinced Brer Lion to lie close to the ground.
• He convinced Brer Lion that there was nothing to fear.

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The portrayal of wind and water as women in "Why the Waves Have Whitecaps" is an example of 

• Repetition
• Irony
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia

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Mrs. Wind and Mrs. Water argued constantly about which of them

• had better children.
• had the most children.
• had the most friends.
• was the most important to humans.

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Why did Mrs. Wind's children visit Mrs. Water?

• They wanted to go swimming.
• They wanted to play with Mrs. Water's children.
• They wanted a fresh fish dinner.
• They were thirsty.

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Why did Mrs. Water drown Mrs. Wind's children?

• She thought they had come to rob her.
• She had gotten tired of hearing about them.
• She did not realize who they were.
• They ate all of her fish.

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The story tells us that whitecaps are caused by

• Mrs. Water weeping for her fish.
• Mrs. Water crying over what she did.
• Mrs. Wind calling for her lost babies.
• Mrs. Wind's grandchildren dropping by for a drink.

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All of the following are examples of dialect except

• Mrs. Water uster say, "Look at my chillun!"
• She went on down to de water and ast for her babies.
• They were just like all lady people.
• And dat's how come we got white caps on waves.

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Is "Why the Waves Have Whitecaps" more similar to a myth or a legend?

• A myth because it explains a natural phenomenon.
• A myth because it contains supernatural heroes.
• A legend because it is about real people going through imaginary events.
• A legend because it is a story about the past.

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