The Medicine Bag

Which person best demonstrates the meaning of frail?

• a famous athlete signing autographs

• a sickly person helped up the stairs

• a shopper complaining about poor services in a store

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

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

As Grandpa explains in "The Medicine Bag," 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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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

• He has been injures in an attack by dogs.

• He is shocked by life in the suburbs.

• He is overcome with grief.

• He has heat exhaustion.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

• 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.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which quotation from "The Medicine Bag" shows most clearly that Cheryl's reaction to Grandpa's visit differs from Martin's?

• My kid sister, Cheryl, and I always bragged about our Lakota grandpa, Joe Iron Shell.

• As we supported him up the steps, the door banged open and Cheryl came bursting out of the house.

• My friends kept asking to come see the old man, but I put them off. Nothing bothered Cheryl about bringing her friends to see Grandpa.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

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 by her mother.

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

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10