The Medicine Bag

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

• He is driving an old, dust covered car.

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

• He arrives in a police car.

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

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

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

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

• He wants to teach his 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 for years.

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

• He has been injured in an attack by the neighborhood dogs.

• He is shocked by life in the city neighborhood.

• He is overcome with grief.

• He has heat exhaustion.

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

• only through the tribe's chief

• only through the oldest male child

• only through females

• only through firstborn children

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Which of the following words gives the most likely meaning of wearily?

• sadly

• tiredly

• playfully

• carefully

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If Shelby asks a question sheepishly, how does she ask it?

• in a bold way

• in a clever way

• in an embarrassed, shy way

• in an annoying way

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Which of these best demonstrates the meaning of frail?

• a famous athlete signing autogaraphs

• a sickly person being helped up the stairs

• a shopper complaining about poor service in a store

• a middle school student taking high school math classes

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In "The Medicine Bag," before Grandpa comes to visit, how does the narrator (Martin) 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 his friends.

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

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Which piece of text evidence from "The Medicine Bag" best supports fact that Martin loves sharing stories with his friends about his "TV Indian" grandpa?

• He was my great-grandfather, and he didn't live in a tipi; he lived all by himself in a part log, part tar-paper shack on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota.

• Our friends, who had always lived in the city and only knew about Indians from movies and TV, were impressed by our stories.

• He taught me a Lakota chant to sing while I beat the drum with a leather-covered stick that had a feather on the end.

• We never showed our friends Grandpa's picture.

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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.

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

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