The People Could Fly

Which word goes with farm?

• croon

• snag

• shuffle

• plantation

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.

Which word goes with thorn?

• croon

• snag

• shuffle

• plantation

Which word goes with feet?

• croon

• snag

• shuffle

• plantation

Which word goes with  song?

• croon

• snag

• shuffle

• plantation

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

• The Driver whips them. 

• They fall from the heat. 

• They suddenly grow wings again. 

• Toby says the magic words from Africa

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 slave ships

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 were tired of working on the plantations 

• when they heard Toby speak the magic words

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

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• dialect

What did the ability to fly symbolize for the slaves on this plantation?

• magic

• freedom

• hope

• escape