The People Could Fly

Front

Where is "The People Could Fly" set?

Back

on a Southern cotton plantation

Front

I tried not to  __________ in my new sweater.

Back

snag

Front

Some elder people _____________ when they walk.

Back

shuffle

Front

Singers know how to _________ out a song.

Back

croon

Front

How does Toby help the slaves who fall from the heat?

Back

by giving them the power to fly

Front

What is the Driver's job?

Back

make the slaves move faster

Front

Which sentence shows how people might talk in this folk tale (dialect)?

Back

"Too crowded, don't you know."

Front

In the folk tale, what did flying mean to the slaves?

Back

escaping from slavery (freedom)

Front

Which sentence would you need to include in a summary of the folk tale? Options: The people were kept as slaves., The Master was a hard lump of clay., Sarah wore a dress of sackcloth., The flyers looked like black crows.

Back

The people were kept as slaves.

Front

Croon

Back

Sing softly