then, many of the people were captured for slavery. the ones that could fly shed their wings. they couldn’t take their wings across the water on the slave ships. too crowded, don’t you know.

the folks were full of misery, then. got sick with the up and down of the sea. so they forgot about flying when they could no longer breathe the sweet scent of africa.

say the people who could fly kept their power, although they shed their wings. they kept their secret magic in the land of slavery. they looked the same as the other people from africa who had been coming over, who had dark skin. say you couldn’t tell anymore one who could fly from one who couldn’t.

—“the people could fly,”
virginia hamilton

after reviewing the passage from “the people could fly,” write two to four sentences explaining which details are factual and which are fictional.

What do the words spoken by the mouse in paragraph 3 tell us about her character?

Bicycle riding should be encouraged, and adding bicycle lanes will increase the number of riders. it is healthier for people to ride than to sit angrily in traffic. it is healthier for everyone to breathe cleaner air. sharing the road can be tricky, but there are things that can be done. so, add the bike lanes and get rolling! which sentence would improve this conclusion? every town should consider adding bicycle lanes, because it is a great idea. organizing safety classes for drivers and cyclists will ensure that everyone knows the rules. do not listen to negative people who complain about anything new. it is true that some people might get injured, but even walking can be dangerous.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile