The People Could Fly

Where is "The People Could Fly" set?

• at Valley Fair
• in a shopping mall
• a Northern town in 1775
• on a Southern cotton plantation

How does Toby help the slaves who fall from the heat?

• by lifting them over his head
• by bringing them water
• by doing their work for them
• by giving them the power to fly

Identify the metaphor

• My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
• My heart is a muscle.
• My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
• My heart is like a muscle.

To croon is to

• sigh loudly
• argue politely
• sing softly
• weep openly

Define abnormal.

• not typical, or regular
• typical
• normal
• unsure of something

Which sentence shows how people might talk in this folk tale (dialect)?

• "They say the people could fly."
• "Too crowded, don't you know."
• "The folks were full of misery, then."
• "They must wait for a chance to run."

I tried not to  __________ in my new sweater.

• croon
• glinty
• shuffle
• snag

Identify the simile

• I like apples.
• Apples taste sweet.
• You're the apple of my eye.
• This apple is as sweet as candy.

Which word is a synonym of snag?

• groan
• bother
• search
• catch

To the slaves in the folk tale, flying meant

• returning to Africa
• being pains for their work
• moving to another plantation
• escaping from slavery (freedom)