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Duplicate of The People Could Fly
Duplicate of The People Could Fly
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1
What lesson is taught when Toby leaves a group of slaves waiting for a chance to run?
Not all slaves can hear the magic words
Toby will come back for them
Toby is not as powerful as the Overseer
People escaped from slavery in different ways.
2
How are the overseer and the driver alike?
They behave cruelly toward the people.
They can speak the magic words.
They wish to help Sarah and her baby
They work for the so-called Master.
3
What lesson about life is taught in this story?
When conditions are bad, it is important to have hope
Enslaved Africans were brought magic
Cruel people get more work from their slaves than nice peopl
It was possible to escape slavery with magic
4
What is the source of the people's ability to fly?
wings
helium
dreams
magic
5
What role does Toby play?
helps certain people fly away
helps people care for their children
teaches people about slavery
Encourages people to work
6
What does "flying" symbolize?
going to the market
going to church
escaping to freedom
dreaming about birds
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Why does Sarah keep working even though her baby is crying?
She doesn't know how to comfort the baby
She needs to work to feed the baby
The master will sell the baby if she stops.
The overseer will whip her if she stops
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What is the main difference between Toby and the Overseer?
one is old, one is young
one is skilled, one is unskilled
one is cruel, one is kind
one is white, one is black
9
What is an important difference among the slaves in the fields?
Some still have the power to fly and some do not
Some trust Toby, some do not
Some work in the fields, some in the house
Some have children and some do not
10
Define scorned
something unexplained
walk with dragging feet
looked down upon
cast off
11
Why does Sarah tell Toby that she must go soon?
she misses her homeland
She and her baby are being whipped
she wants to raise her child in Africa
She and her baby are hungry
12
How do folktales originate?
computer software
Oral tradition
collection of stories
cave paintings
13
Define croon.
loosened soil
sing or hum quietly
sing or hum loudly
something unknown
14
Which two elements or characters represent a distinction between good and evil?
Master and Overseer
blackbirds and eagles
slavery and freedom
wings and magic
15
In which sentence does the word shuffle make sense?
The people shuffled as they flew over the land to freedom.
The Driver shuffled toward the people and cracked his whip.
The people shuffled to the punk rock.
Sarah shuffled slowly as the Overseer criticized her work.
