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The People Could Fly Quiz

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Question 1

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1. Which element makes this story a folk tale?

It has characters with supernatural abilities.

The conflict is between good and evil.

It is based on a real event in history.

It includes flying as a symbol for freedom.

Question 2

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2. 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

Question 3

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3. 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

Question 4

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4. 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.

Question 5

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

metaphor

personification

simile

dialect

Question 6

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6. Which metaphor is used to describe the Master of the plantation?

a dark promise

black and shinin' stick

a slice-open cut of pain

a hard lump of clay

Question 7

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7. 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 children who eventually became free.

They refused to believe that the other people could fly.

They sang out joyfully to celebrate their friends' freedom.

Question 8

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8. To croon means to

speak magic words.

fly to great heights.

cry out in pain.

sing softly.

Question 9

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9. 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.

Question 10

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10. How would a person who shuffles be moving?

slowly

quickly

vertically

impatiently

Question 11

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11. TYPE 2: What did the ability to fly symbolize for the slaves on this plantation, and why was it important to them? Cite text evidence to support your answer.

TYPE 2 self check after completing the paragraph:
Underline where you explain what the ability to fly symbolized for the slaves and why is was important to them. (1 point)
Put "Quotation marks" around a piece of text evidence to support your answer. (1 point)
Bold where you explain how the evidence supports your answer. (2 points)
Make sure you check your spelling, punctuation, and capitalization! (1 point)

Question 12

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12. TYPE 2: After Toby and the people flew away, why did the Driver keep “his mouth shut” and the Master say it was “a trick of light”? Cite text evidence to support your answer.

TYPE 2 self check after completing the paragraph:
Underline where you explain why the driver and master responded in the manner they did. (1 point)
Put "Quotation marks" around a piece of text evidence to support your answer. (1 point)
Bold where you explain how the evidence supports your answer. (2 points)
Make sure you check your spelling, punctuation, and capitalization! (1 point)