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Heroes of the People: Fact and Folktale in The People Could Fly Answers

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Read this excerpt from "Old Johnny Appleseed."So that many thousands of people have already been benefited by what the poor old man in the shabby old coat did, and thousands yet to come will enjoy the fruits of his labor.Which element of a folktale is included in this excerpt?

A
It describes an ordinary person who does something extraordinary.
B
It has different versions, depending on the storyteller’s location.
C
It includes a person who plays a trick on someone else.
D
It is orally passed down from one generation to another.
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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.”At night he usually earned his crust of bread and lodgings by mending the teakettle or wash-boiler of some farmer's wife, or by soldering on the handle of her tin cup or the knob to her tea-pot, as he always carried in one of his coat pockets a small charcoal stove and a bit of solder. He always carried under his arm or over his shoulder a green baize bag, and when the mending was done, he would oftentimes draw out of this green bag an old violin and begin to play, and the farmer, as well as his wife and the children, would gather around him and listen to his strange music.

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by using his skill and kindness to help others
B
by using his trickery and wit to fool people
C
by using his intelligence to gain knowledge
D
by using his strength to overpower people
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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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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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Which sentence from "The People Could Fly” reflects the historical fact that enslaved people passed stories down through oral tradition?

A
“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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Read this excerpt from "The People Could Fly."They say the people could fly. Say that long ago in Africa, some of the people knew magic. And they would walk up on the air like climbin up on a gate. And they flew like blackbirds over the fields. Black, shiny wings flappin against the blue up there.Which word best describes the setting in this excerpt?

A
ordinary
B
stormy
C
calm
D
enchanted
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Read this excerpt from "The People Could Fly".The babe cried and cried, "Pity me, oh, pity me," say it sounded like. Sarah was so sad and starvin, she sat down in the row.Which historical fact is supported by this excerpt?

A
Some enslaved people were able to escape from the plantations.
B
Some enslaved people passed down stories through oral tradition.
C
Enslaved people were forced to work under inhumane conditions.
D
Enslaved people were kidnapped and forced to America on ships.
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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 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. . . .
B
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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