The Medicine Bag

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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Why does Martin's grandpa collapse?

• He refuses to see a doctor any time he doesn't feel well.

• He has an illness he hasn't told his family about.

• He didn't eat before he left the reservation and is hungry.

• He is tired from the long journey and the heat.

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Why does Grandpa say he has arrived for a surprise visit with the family?

• He wants to see where his only existing family lives, and he wants to give Martin the medicine bag.
• He feels that death is near , and he wants to be buried where his only existing family lives.
• He wants to teach his grandchildren 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.

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Why doesn't Martin want his friends to meet his grandpa?

• He doesn't want to share his grandpa.

• His grandpa is too sick for visitors.

• He is afraid that his friends will make fun of him.

• His friends have been unkind to his grandpa.

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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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Why isn't Grandpa giving the medicine bag to his oldest son?

• His son died in a war.

• He doesn't think his son deserves it.

• He thinks Martin needs it more.

• His son wouldn't accept it.

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How did Martin feel about the medicine bag at first?

• He felt embarrassed because he did not want to wear it at school or be made fun of because of it.
• He felt extremely excited
• He felt honored to carry on the tradition
• He felt angry that his grandfather would think he would EVER wear something like that.

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How did Martin feel about the medicine bag AFTER he understood the tradition?

• He felt embarrassed to have it still
• He felt ashamed of his culture
• He thought it was hilarious
• He felt honored to carry on the tradition

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By the end of the story, what has happened to Grandpa?

• He has died.

• He has gone to a nursing home.

• He has been left at Martin's house.

• He has returned to live on the reservation.

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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 acceptance of his family heritage
• Martin's dislike for the Lakota heritage
• Martin's feelings of embarrassment about Grandpa

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