The People Could Fly

Which of the following is NOT and element of a folktale?

• supernatural events set in the distant past

• talking animals or other characters with supernatural abilities

• lessons about what is important to the culture of origin

• Gods and Godesses

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

• When they were free in Africa

• When they were on the slave ships

• When they heard Toby speak the magic words

• When they were tired of working on the plantations

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

• because they were treated brutally on plantations

• because they forgot how to fly

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

• because the slave owners put chains on them

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Which word is a synonym for the word croon as used in the folktale? "She had no heart to croon to it."

• rock

• sing softly

• play music

• yell

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Which detail from the passage best supports the claim that the overseers were upset that the people could fly?

• The fact that "...the old man, old Toby, flew behind them, takin’ care of them."

• The fact that, "he Overseer rode after her, hollerin’."

• The Master's orders to the driver to whip the slaves who were slow.

• “Seize the old man!” cried the Overseer. “I heard him say the magic words. Seize him!”

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

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• dialect

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Which of the following best describes the major conflict in the folktale?

• The struggle between the driver and the overseer of the slaves

• An elderly slave Toby who knew African magic

• The conflict between the cruel Overseer and the

  young mother named Sarah.

• The interaction between Toby and the young man slave who fell from the heat

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What might happen if Sarah were to snag her dress on a nail.

• Her dress would be hanging in the closet

• The nail would rip a hole in her dress

• Her dress would be very tight

• The nail would shorten her dress

How would a person who shuffles be moving?

• slowly

• quickly

• impatiently

• inherently

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How did the folktale about "The People Could Fly" get passed on?

• They learned to fly later when Toby returned.

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

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

• They sang out joyfully to celebrate their friends' freedom.

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