ELA Unit 1 review

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• He has heat exhaustion.

• He is overcome with grief.

• He is shocked by life in the suburbs.

• He has been injured in an attack by dogs.

As Grandpa explains in “The Medicine Bag,” how is the medicine bag to be passed down from generation to generation?

• only through firstborn children

• only through females

• only through males

• only through chiefs

In "The Medicine Bag," why is the pouch referred to as a medicine bag?

• It holds rocks that carry magical energy.

• It holds leaves that can overcome sickness.

• It holds items that protect and guide the wearer.

• It holds powders needed in the work of a Lakota shaman.

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

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

Which person best demonstrates the meaning of frail?

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

• a shopper complaining about poor service in a store

• a sickly person being helped up the stairs

• a famous athlete signing autographs

In "The Medicine Bag," before Grandpa comes to visit, how does the narrator feel about talking to his friends about his Lakota grandfather?

• He makes fun of how Grandpa dresses and where he lives to amuse his friends.

• He becomes angry when the other children make fun of Grandpa’s heritage.

• He likes the fact that his stories about Grandpa appeal to the other kids.

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

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

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

• Martin appreciates and respects Grandpa’s behavior.

• Martin is cruel and insensitive toward others.

• Martin worries about his friends’ opinions.