SELECTION TEST: MEDICINE BAG + APACHE GIRL'S RITE OF PASSAGE

SELECTION TEST: MEDICINE BAG + APACHE GIRL'S RITE OF PASSAGE

Multiple Choice

“The Medicine Bag”

Comprehension

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

1. In “The Medicine Bag,” how does Grandpa arrive at the narrator’s home?

• He is driving an old, dust-covered car.

• He is riding in the back of an old pickup truck.

• He is traveling to the narrator’s home in a police car.

• He is walking down the street with dogs following him.

Multiple Choice

In “The Medicine Bag,” why does Grandpa say he has arrived for a surprise visit with the family?

• He wants to see where his only existing descendants live, and he wants to give Martin the medicine bag.

• He feels that death is now very near, and he wants to be buried where his only existing relatives live.

• He wants to teach his grandchildren lessons that will help them respect the old ways.

• He wants to see his family in person to discuss the resentment he has felt for years.

Multiple Choice

In “The Medicine Bag,” why does Grandpa collapse after arriving at the house?

• He has been injured in an attack by dogs.

• He is shocked by life in the suburbs.

• He is overcome with grief.

• He has heat exhaustion.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words gives the most likely meaning of wearily as it is used in this sentence?

After a ten-mile hike, we ate an early dinner and then climbed wearily into our tents.

• sadly

• tiredly

• playfully

• carefully

Multiple Choice

If Kris asks a question sheepishly, how does she ask it?

• in a bold way

• in a clever way

• in an annoying way

• in an embarrassed way

Multiple Choice

Which person best demonstrates the meaning of frail?

• a famous athlete signing autographs

• a sickly person being helped up the stairs

• a shopper complaining about poor service in a store

• a middle-school student taking high-school math classes

Multiple Choice

ANALYZE THE TEXT:

Which statement most clearly describes Martin in the early part of “The Medicine Bag”?

• Martin worries about his friends’ opinions.

• Martin is cruel and insensitive toward others.

• Martin appreciates and respects Grandpa’s behavior.

• He never reveals to his friends that Grandpa is a Lakota.

Multiple Choice

Near the end of “The Medicine Bag,” Grandpa gives Martin the medicine bag and says, “[You] need not wear it.” What do these words show most clearly about Grandpa’s thinking?

• Grandpa knows that the medicine bag has power even if Martin does not wear it.

• Grandpa realizes that the medicine bag will be more meaningful at a later time.

• Grandpa feels sad that Martin does not want to wear the medicine bag.

• Grandpa understands that Martin is uncomfortable about his heritage.

Multiple Choice

At the end of “The Medicine Bag,” for which of the following is the medicine bag most clearly a symbol?

• Martin’s desire to please his friends

• Martin’s respect for his grandfather

• Martin’s dislike for his Lakota heritage

• Martin’s acceptance of his family heritage

Multiple Choice

In “The Medicine Bag,” Grandpa describes a piece of iron his father once found. What does the piece of iron most likely symbolize?

• his father’s purpose in life

• his father’s death in a coming war

• his father’s distrust of white people

• his father’s refusal to learn from his elders

Multiple Choice

Animal Words:

Given the context clues in this sentence, and your understanding of how a bear might behave, which is the best choice for the meaning of bearish?

• sudden or unexpected

• rough or grumpy

• deeply angry

• very hungry

Multiple Choice

Which sentence shows the use of the passive voice?

• Pablo accepted his uncle’s gift.

• The story was told by the tribal elders.

• The young man set out on a vision quest.

• It is important that we care for aging relatives.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence shows the use of the active voice?

• We dressed in traditional clothes for the party.

• Sara’s robe and headband were made by her aunt.

• Miranda’s outfit was purchased at an outdoor market.

• My own clothes were given to me by my mother.

Multiple Choice

Which topic do both the short story “The Medicine Bag” and the documentary video “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” present?

• rites of passage from the Lakota culture

• a boy’s growing respect for his heritage and traditions

• traditions from American Indian culture

• a girl’s transition from childhood to adulthood