The People Could Fly - American Black Folktale

Which element makes this story a folk tale?

• It has characters with supernatural abilities.

• The conflict is between good and evil.

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

• It includes flying as a symbol for freedom.

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

• When they were on the slave ships.

• When they were tired of working on the plantations.

• When they were free in Africa.

• When they heard Toby speak the magic words.

What is the setting of the story?

• African slave ship during slavery era.

• Plantation during slavery era.

• Plantation in Africa during slavery era.

• Plantation during civil rights era.

What was the conflict in the folk tale?

• Toby has magical powers.

• The Overseer and Driver treat slaves with brutality.

• Toby can assist people in flying.

• People can fly without wings.

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 slave owners put chains on them.

• Because they could not take their wings on the ship.

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

• The Driver whips them.

• They fall from the heat.

• Toby says the magic words from Africa.

• They suddenly grow wings again.

Which was NOT a main event in the story?

• African slaves lose their memory of flying.

• Sarah works with a baby on her back under harsh conditions.

• People got sick on boats.

• The Driver whips the baby and Sarah.

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

• They learned to fly later when Toby returned.

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

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

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

To "croon" means to

• Speak magic words.

• Fly to great heights.

• Cry out in pain.

• Sing softly.

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

• Your pants would be hanging in a closet.

• The nail would rip a hole in your pants.

• Your pants would feel very tight.

• The nail would make your pants legs shorter.