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Literature
100
Define fugitives:
What is people fleeing from danger
100
Define eloquence:
What is ability to write or speak gracefully and convincingly
100
Define benediction:
What is blessing
100
Define creed:
What is statement of belief or principles
100
"The People Could Fly" is a: play non-fiction speech biography folk tale
What is a folk tale
200
Define incomprehensible:
What is impossible to understand
200
Define muster:
What is assemble or come together
200
Define bindled:
What is bundled together
200
Define oasis:
What is a place in a desert with plants and a water supply, or a thing of relief
200
"The People Could Fly" is written in a dialect used by: slaves slave owners presidents African Triabalists
What is slaves
300
Define incentive:
What is reason to do something; motivation
300
Define maneuver:
What is to move as a troop
300
Define mini'e ball:
What is cone shaped rifle used in the 1800's
300
Define exhalted:
What is raised; lifted up
300
When the slaves "fly away" in this selection, what is symbolized by this action? Flying away symbolizes: a. killing the overseers and slave owners b. getting to freedom, either through death or escape c. finding the Underground Railroad d. literally flying away like Superman
What is getting to freedom, either through death or escape (b.)
400
Define disheveled:
What is untidy; rumpled
400
Define sergeant:
What is a non-comissioned officer in the military
400
Define resolute:
What is purposeful; determined
400
Define discords
What is conflicts; disagreements
400
What message do you think people in slavery took from the story, "The People Could Fly" : a. watch for symbols and clues to find slavery b. Don't step out of line so that the master won't mistreat you c. Never lose hope; you will be free one day d. Rise up and defeat your captors
What is never lose hope; you will be free one day (c.)
500
Define dispel:
What is scatter; drive away
500
Define askew:
What is crookedly; not in straight lines
500
Define tremor:
What is quiver; vibration
500
Define prodigious:
What is huge; amazing
500
What is Harriet Tubman trying to accomplish? a. She wants to trick the slave owners b. She wants to take the slaves to PA c. She wants to convert the slaves to the Quaker religion d. She wants to help people escape slavery
What is she wants to help people escape slavery (d.)