The People Could Fly

Which element makes this story a folk tale?

• A It has characters with supernatural abilities.

• B The conflict is between good and evil.

• C It is a fictional account of a real event in history.

• D It includes flying as a symbol for freedom.

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When did some of the people first have the ability to fly?

• A when they were free in Africa

• B when they were on the slave ships

• C when they were tired of working on the plantations

• D when they heard Toby speak the magic words

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Why did the people who could fly shed their wings and stop flying?

• A because they were treated brutally on plantations

• B because they forgot how to fly

• C because slave owners put chains on them

• D because they could not take their wings on the slave ships

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What causes Sarah, the young man slave, and the others to fly away?

• A. The Driver whips them.

• B. They fall from the heat.

• C They suddenly grow wings again.

• D Toby says the magic words from Africa.

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What type of figurative language is in the phrase “She flew like an eagle”?

• A metaphor

• B personification

• C simile

• D dialect

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Which metaphor is used to describe the Master of the plantation?

• A a dark promise

• B black and shinin’ stick

• C a slice-open cut of pain

• D a hard lump of clay

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What did the ones who could not fly do in the end?

• A They learned to fly later when Toby returned

• B They told the story to their children who eventually became free.

• C They refused to believe that the other people could fly.

• D They sang out joyfully to celebrate their friends’ freedom.

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Choose the answer that best explains the meaning of each underlined word.

To croon means to

• A speak magic words.

• B fly to great heights.

• C cry out in pain.

• D sing softly

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What might happen if you were to snag your pants on a nail.

• A Your pants would be hanging in a closet.

• B The nail would rip a hole in your pants.

• C Your pants would feel very tight

• D The nail would make your pants legs shorter.

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How would a person who shuffles be moving?

• A. slowly

• B. quickly

• C. vertically

• D. impatiently

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