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"The People Could Fly"
"The People Could Fly"
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Perception and Reality
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1
What figurative language device is used in: "She flew like an eagle now".
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
2
"Say he was a hard lump of clay". What literary device is this called?
simile
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
3
In "The People Could Fly", the setting for the story is Africa.
False
True
4
"The babe started up bawling too loud." Another word for
crying
in this text is ________.
snoring
talking
shouting
bawling
5
Evidence that supports the resolution that Sarah uses her "magic to fly" is...
"She flew clumsily at first."
"The Overseer said, "Keep that thing quiet!"
"Sarah flew over the fences."
"They could not longer breathe the sweet scent of Africa."
6
Sarah had no heart to
croon
to her babe. This means she could not ______ it.
feed
pray for
bathe
gently sing to
7
What lesson is taught in "The People Could Fly"?
Slavery was a difficult time for everyone involved.
You can find magic in the strangest places.
Even in bad conditions, people can still hold onto hope.
Slaves were able to fly many years ago.
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"The People Could Fly" is a story in which genre?
Folktale
Fantasy
Fairy Tale
Science Fiction
9
The main characters in the story are....
the Driver and Sarah
Toby and the Overseer
the Overseer and the Driver
Toby and Sarah
10
The owner of slaves is called a Master.
False
True
11
The theme of this image is...
There is reality and magic in nature.
There are two sides to every situation.
Things are not always what they appear to be.
What we see may not be real.
