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Which excerpt from "The People Could Fly" reflects the historical fact that some enslaved people were able to escape?

A
Another and another fell from the heat. Toby was there. He cried out to the fallen. . . .
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But Toby just laughed. Say he threw back his head and said, "Hee, hee! Don't you know who I am?
C
Then she felt the magic, the African mystery. Say she rose just as free as a bird. As light as a feather.
D
Sarah couldn't stand up straight any longer. She was too weak. The sun burned her face.
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Which sentence from "The People Could Fly” best reflects the historical fact that enslaved people were forced to work under brutal conditions?

A
“So they forgot about flyin when they could no longer breathe the sweet scent of Africa.”
B
“So the one called Driver cracked his whip over the slow ones to make them move faster.”
C
“Say the people who could fly kept their power, although they shed their wings.”
D
“They couldn’t take their wings across the water on the slave ships.”
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Which excerpt fromThe People Could Fly reflects the historical fact that enslaved people were kidnapped and sent overseas?

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The folks were full of misery, then. Got sick with the up and down of the sea. So they forgot about flyin when they could no longer breathe the sweet scent of Africa.
B
One such who could was an old man, call him Toby. And standin tall, yet afraid, was a young woman who once had wings.
C
But Toby just laughed. Say he threw back his head and said, “Hee, hee! Don't you know who I am? Don't you know some of us in this field?”
D
Say the child grew hungry. That babe started up bawling too loud. Sarah couldn't stop to feed it.
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Read this excerpt from "Old Johnny Appleseed.”Yet inside of him was a heart that was brave and true, and he felt that even he, old and poor as he was, could be of use in the world, because he loved his fellow-men, and love always finds something to do.How does this excerpt show that the story is a folktale?

A
It is about a person with a special gift.
B
It includes a conflict between two people.
C
It is passed down through families.
D
It is told in oral language.
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Read this excerpt from "Old Johnny Appleseed.”So whenever a farmer's wife gave him an apple to eat he carefully saved every seed that lay hidden in the heart of the apple, and next day as he trudged along he would stoop down every now and then and plant a few of the seeds and then carefully cover them with the rich black soil of the prairie. Then he would look up reverently to the sky and say, "I can but plant the seed, dear Lord, and Thy clouds may water them, but Thou alone can give the increase. Thou only can cause this tiny seed to grow into a tree whose fruit shall feed my fellow-men."

A
Johnny Appleseed tells tales full of exaggerations.
B
Johnny Appleseed passes his story down through generations.
C
Johnny Appleseed is dealing with a common, everyday occurrence.
D
Johnny Appleseed plays tricks on the people he meets along his path.
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Read this excerpt from "The People Could Fly."And the old man, old Toby, flew behind them, takin care of them. He wasn't cryin. He wasn't laughin. He was the seer. His gaze fell on the plantation where the slaves who could not fly waited.How does this excerpt show that the story is a folktale?

A
It describes a group of people with a special ability.
B
It describes a group of people in conflict with a villain.
C
It describes how people deal with everyday life.
D
It describes a person who saves a group of others.
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Which sentence from "The People Could Fly” reflects the historical fact that enslaved people passed stories down through oral tradition?

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“They say that the children of the ones who could not fly told their children.”
B
“Say the people who could fly kept their power, although they shed their wings.”
C
“Say you couldn’t tell anymore one who could fly from one who couldn’t.”
D
“Say he was a hard lump of clay. A hard, glinty coal. A hard rock pile, wouldn’t be moved.”
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Which best describes Toby’s role on the plantation in "The People Could Fly?"

A
He refuses to help other enslaved people escape.
B
He oversees enslaved people as they work.
C
He helps other enslaved people escape.
D
He gives other enslaved people magical powers.
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Read this excerpt from "The People Could Fly."The slaves who could not fly told about the people who could fly to their children. When they were free. When they sat close before the fire in the free land, they told it.Which element of a folktale is included in this excerpt?

A
It is performed in a mysterious manner.
B
It is told in front of a fire.
C
It teaches a moral lesson.
D
It is passed down through generations.
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Read this excerpt from "The People Could Fly."The folks were full of misery, then. Got sick with the up and down of the sea. So they forgot about flyin when they could no longer breathe the sweet scent of Africa.Based on this excerpt, why did the people who were captured stop flying?

A
They were saving their power to escape.
B
They did not want anyone to know about their special power.
C
They were able to fly over land, but not over water.
D
They had shed their wings and missed their home in Africa.

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