Medicine Bag Review

Which statement expresses the main theme of the short story?

• One's cultures and heritage are something to be proud of, not ashamed.

• Younger generations tend to not have the same respect for traditions like the older generations do.

• People can often be cruel or unkind towards people and practices that they don't understand.

• Physical objects can help people feel connected to their loved ones, even once they are gone.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• "Our friends would have laughed at the picture, because Grandpa wasn't tall and stately like TV Indians." (Paragraph 3)

• "To Grandpa and the Sioux, he once told me, a thing would be done when it was the right time to do it and that is the way it was." (Paragraph 39)

• "I gave him the bag, for I believe it would protect him in battle, but he did not take it with him. He was afraid he would lose it. He died in a faraway place." (Paragraph 72)

• " 'Thank you Grandpa, ' I said softly, and left with the bad in my hands./ That night Mom and Dad took Grandpa to the hospital. (Paragraph 82)

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

How does hearing his grandpa's story about the medicine bag affect Martin?

• It causes him to believe his grandpa about the medicine bag's protective powers.

• It makes him fearful of what might happen if he refuses to wear the medicine bag.

• It helps him understand the significance of the medicine bag and be more accepting of wearing it.

• It causes him to be more skeptical about whether or not the medicine bag can truly protect him.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Which quote best supports the previous answer?

• "He was afraid he would lose it. He died in a faraway place." (Paragraph 72)

• Again Grandpa was still and I felt his grief around me." (Paragraph 73)

• "I closed my eyes and waited for him to slip it over my head." (Paragraph 78)

• "It would not be right to wear it at this time and place, where no one will understand." (Paragraph 79)

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

In the passage, how do Martin and Cheryl's points of view towards their grandpa compare?

• Martin and Cheryl are both embarrassed with how their grandpa presents himself.

• Martin and Cheryl are both proud of their grandpa and his culture.

• Martin is proud of his grandpa, while Cheryl is embarrassed with how he dresses.

• Martin is initially embarrassed by his grandpa, while Cheryl is unbothered.

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CCSS.RL.8.6

Which section from the text best supports the previous answer?

• "My kid sister Cheryl and I always bragged about our Sioux grandpa, Joe Iron Shell." (Paragraph 1)

• "Not that we were ashamed of him, but because we knew that the glamourous tales we told didn't go with the real thing." (Paragraph 3)

• "As we supported him up the steps, the door banged open and Cheryl came bursting out of the house. She was all smiles and obviously glad to see Grandpa that I was ashamed of how I felt." (Paragraph 17)

• "But it had been brushed and the feather in the beaded headband was proudly erect, its tip a brighter white. His hair lay in silver strands over the red shirt collar." (Paragraph 49)

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

In most situations, cases are reviewed by a judge.

• passive

• active

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CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

CCSS.L.8.1D

When I was not looking, someone removed the videos.

• passive

• active

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CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

In the courtroom, the defendant wasn't found guilty.

• active

• passive

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CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

If a student is being squirrely, he is ___________

• nervous

• strange

• unpredictable

• slow

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

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CCSS.RL.8.4