John Henry: The Steel Driving Man

Who is this story primarily about?

• John Brown

• the steam drill

• John Henry

• the captain

What kind of story is John Henry The Steel-Driving Man?

• fable

• both folklore and tall tale

• fairytale

• parables

Who was John Henry?

• a farmer

• a steel driver

• a captain

• the president

How did John Henry prove that he was a Steel-Driving man?

• He raced the steam drill machine.

• He went on strike to save their jobs.

• He destroyed the machine piece by piece.

• He worked on the train tracks.

Where did John Henry end up once he became a free man?

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Ohio

• West Virginia

Who won the race between John Henry and the steam drill?

• the race ended in a tie

• John Henry won the race

• the steam drill won the race

How did John Henry die at the end of the story?

• an avalanche of rocks killed him

• his heart gave out

• he died from a heat stroke

• the machine ran over him

Where do they say John Henry is buried?

• At his homeplace on the plantation

• Inside the Big Bend Tunnel

• under the train tracks

• beside the Big Bend Tunnel

Was John Henry born a slave?

• yes

• no

What type of fiction is John Henry?

• a tall tale

• a fairy tale