3rd 9 Weeks Exam

Part A: Based on the passage, what can the reader infer about why the people stopped flying?

• The slaves were unable to maintain their health and optimism on the slave ships due to their poor treatment.

• The slaves were so mistreated on the plantation that they chose to shed their wings.

• The slaves forgot how to fly because they no longer needed the wings to travel.

• The slave owners chained the wings of the slaves, so that they could not escape.

Part A: Read line 50 from the passage. What is the meaning of the word snarled as it is used?

• growl aggressively

• wrapped around

• spoke in an angry voice

• decorate with raised shapes

Part B: Which quotation supports the answer to Part A?

• Toby was there where there was no one to help her and the babe.

• Sarah was so sad and starvin', she sat down in the row.

• Her legs bled onto the earth.

• The young woman lifted one foot on the air.

Identify two themes of the passage.

• Even at the darkest moments there is still hope.

• No matter how physically confined we might be, no one can truly trample the human drive for freedom.

• Hard work is its own reward.

• Everyone deserves the opportunity for a fresh start in life.

Choose two of the following details that should be included in the summary of "The People Could Fly."

• The people who can remember how to fly and leave the plantation, and the people who cannot fly are left behind.

• The Master is a cold man who leaves the running of his plantation to others.

• Eventually, the former slaves make it to the land of Free-dom and tell their story to their children.

• Toby is an old man with a gray beard.

• Sarah, a young slave with a baby, collapses under the heat.

How is the image different from the details in the text?

• The image shows that the slaves are playing instruments which is also mentioned in the story.

• The image shows the slaves are flying in traditional African clothing instead of the rags worn by the slaves in the story.

• The story shows that the Africans were unhappy with their treatment once leaving Africa, while the image shows that the slaves were content with their slavery.

• The story shows that the slaves turned into black crows while the image shows they just sprouted wings on their human bodies.

Part A: What is the central idea of the text?

• Europeans were the first people to trade and sell others through the Atlantic slave trade.

• Europeans tricked Africans to come willingly to America by promising them payment for their work.

• The enslavement of people in America was an illegal practice and was not allowed to continue for long.

• The enslavement of Africans by Europeans was a brutal practices that would have lasting effects on America.

Part B: Which detail from the text supports the answer to Part A?

• Christian societies forbade the owning of slaves who practiced Christianity. Muslim societies did the same.

• Vast numbers of indigenous peoples died from diseases brought by Europeans or from harsh forced labor.

• slaves could be white Christians from Europe, Muslims from North Africa or the Middle East, or darker-skinned Africans from the sub-Saharan part of the African continent.

• They had been ripped from their families and forced to march long distances in Africa in chains (perhaps almost two million died in the process).

How did the Atlantic slave trade contribute to the history of slavery?

• It made it so only Africans in America could be legally enslaved.

• It commercialized the slave trade and made it wide-spread.

• It hurt the slave trade by losing potential slaves at sea.

• It limited the slave trade to only European countries.

Which of the following does the author describe as a main consequence of slavery?

• Africa's economy was destabilized.

• New diseases were introduced to Africa.

• Africans had to find new jobs and homes in America.

• The foundation of modern-day racism was established.