english final exam

1. How does Martin feel when he first recognizes Grandpa on the street in “The Medicine Bag”?

• embarrassed because of Grandpa’s appearance

• concerned about the length of Grandpa’s trip

• . shocked because of Grandpa’s failing health

• excited to see Grandpa off the reservation

In “The Medicine Bag,” Grandpa puts the medicine bag in Martin’s hands instead of putting it around his neck because

• Martin is ashamed to wear the medicine bag

• Martin is too young to wear the medicine bag

• Grandpa is too weak to put it around his neck

• Grandpa understands the differences in culture

What does María in “Who Are You Today, María?” wear on Who You Are Day?

• A. clothes that belong to different people in her life

• an outfit from the island where she was born

• . clothes that she knows her friends will like

• an outfit Abuela gives to her as a gift

Why does Martin keep Grandpa’s photographs from his friends in “The Medicine Bag”?

• Martin’s friends think Grandpa is boring and pay little attention to him

• . Grandpa’s appearance is different from what Martin describe

• Martin wants to keep his Grandpa a secret because Martin treasures him

• Grandpa asks Martin to keep the photographs hidden because of Sioux tradition.

One change that happens to the main character Martin in “The Medicine Bag” is that he

• has a closer relationship with his parents

• begins telling his friends about Grandpa

• learns to appreciate Sioux cultural traditions

• decides to move to the reservation with Grandpa

. María considers herself “a poem” in her outfit in “Who Are You Today, María?” because it

• . shows her school that she likes to dress up

• emphasizes her skills in sewing clothes

• celebrates important people in her life

• proves that she loves Abuela

. At the end of the stories, the main characters are alike because they

• mourn the loss of a grandparent

• feel ashamed of their communities

• . worry about the health of their families

• appreciate their cultural traditions

How does María decide what to wear in “Who Are You Today, María?”

• Abuela chooses what she thinks is appropriate for María

• María’s friends tell her what clothing they think she should wear.

• María borrows clothes from her best friend, Whoopee.

• María selects articles of clothing that represent family members and friends.

9. What message do both stories contain?

• You must constantly display your heritage

• . Family history should always be celebrated.

• Grandparents should live with their families

• Friends sometimes have trouble accepting you

María worries about the dress-up day at school in “Who Are You Today, María?” because she

• has a friend who wears outrageous outfits

• wants to protect her grandmother’s shawl

• . received punishment recently for a fight

• has difficulty deciding what to wear