Question

fox and brer rabbit
cast of characters: brer rabbit, fox, and the narrator
brer rabbit struggles to free himself from a trap.
fox: howdy ho, brer rabbit. you’ve gotten yourself in a fine mess. looks like i’m going to dine on rabbit stew tonight.
brer rabbit: pleading please, mr. fox. you can cook me up in a stew, but please don’t throw me in the briar patch.
fox: on second thought, that stew might be a lot of work for me. i think i’ll just roast you over a campfire.
brer rabbit: you can roast me and serve me up with fried potatoes but, whatever you do, please don’t throw me in that thorny briar patch!
fox: well, i guess i don’t really want to gather all that wood. that’s too much work. i’ll just string you up in this tree.
brer rabbit: yes sir, mr. fox. you can tie my hands and feet and string me up in this tree. just, pleeease don’t throw me in that terrible, terrible briar patch.
fox: tapping his chin as he thinks i sure don’t want to climb that tree to string you up. i might fall and break a leg. seems to me the worst thing i can do is throw you in the briar patch.
narrator: with those words, fox hurls brer rabbit into the thorny briar patch.
brer rabbit: landing in the briar patch and doubling over in laughter oh, mr. fox! you should have known better. i was born and raised in this briar patch. i’m as happy as a bear in the woods.

1. the narrator is included in the play to ____.

a. show the characters how to speak their lines
b. tell what fox does to prepare his dinner
c. explain how worried brer rabbit was
d. tell what fox decided to do with brer rabbit

1. fox says he doesn’t want to roast brer rabbit because ____.

a. he’s afraid he might break a leg
b. he’s too lazy to gather wood for a fire
c. it’s too much trouble to cook dinner
d. he’s not hungry that day

1. the reader can tell that the word hurl means ____.

a. throws
b. chases
c. splatters
d. frightens

1. explain how brer rabbit was a trickster in the play.

Explanation:

Question 1

The narrator in a play typically provides context, explains actions, or tells what happens. Option D says the narrator tells what Fox decided to do with Brer Rabbit, which aligns with a narrator's role to guide the story. Other options: A is about character speaking, B is about dinner prep (not narrator's main role), C is about Brer Rabbit's worry (narrator doesn't explain emotions of characters in this way here).

Fox says "That's too much work. I'll just string you up in this tree" after Brer Rabbit suggests the briar patch. So Fox doesn't want to roast because gathering wood (for the fire to roast) is too much work, meaning he's lazy to gather wood. A: fear of breaking leg is Fox's excuse about the tree, not roasting. C: trouble to cook? No, he doesn't want to gather wood. D: not hungry? He was going to dine on rabbit stew. So B is correct.

"Hurl" in the context "Fox hurls Brer Rabbit into the thorny briar patch" means to throw forcefully. "Chases" is following, "splatters" is spreading (like liquid), "frightens" is scaring. So "throws" matches the action of sending Brer Rabbit into the patch.

Answer:

D. tell what Fox decided to do with Brer Rabbit

Question 2