The Medicine Bag

Why does grandpa make this surprise visit to his family?

• wants to teach his grandchildren the ways of his people

• wants to visit and give Martin the medicine bag

• he wanted to visit the family in Iowa instead of on the reservation

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Why is the pouch called the medicine bag?

• it holds special items to protect the person who has it
• it has medicine in it
• it has magic in it

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How does the narrator feel about talking to his friends about his grandfather?

• he likes to tell facts that makes his grandfather seem like Indians in the movies and on t.v.
• he never talks about his grandfather
• he makes fun of his Lakota heritage

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At the beginning of the story what does Martin think will happen with his friends when they see his grandpa?

• he thinks they will find him odd and make fun of Martin later

• they will be hurtful to his grandfather

• they will be excited to talk with the Grandfather

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What is Cheryl's reaction to grandpa when she sees that he has come for a visit?

• she is happy and excited
• she cries and hides
• she was ashamed 

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How does Cheryl's reaction to grandpa differ from Martins?

• Cheryl was not embarrassed to bring her friends to see grandpa
• they both visited grandpa in the summner
• they bragged about grandpa to their friends

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What is the medicine bag a symbol for?

• respect for grandpa and his Lakota heritage
• wanting to please his friends
• of the hard time that the Lakota people went through

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What does the piece of iron most symbolize in the story?

• it was his fathers purpose in life to work and learn with the white man's iron
• death was coming so he needed to learn knew ways
• his father refused to learn the white man's ways

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In the "Medicine Bag," how does Grandpa arrive at the narrator's home?

• He is driving an old, dusty-covered car
• He is riding in the back of an old pickup truck
• He is traveling to the narrator's home in a cop car
• He is walking down the street with dogs following him

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How is the medicine bag to be passed down from generation to generation?

• only through chiefs
• only through males
• only through females
• only through firstborn children

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