Question

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?
○ they were saving their power to escape.
○ they did not want anyone to know about their special power.
○ they were able to fly over land, but not over water.
○ they had shed their wings and missed their home in africa.

Explanation:

The excerpt states the captured people were miserable, seasick, and forgot how to fly after losing access to Africa's sweet scent, which ties to missing their home. The other options are not supported by the text: there's no mention of saving power, hiding abilities, or inability to fly over water.

Answer:

They had shed their wings and missed their home in Africa.