Quiz on 'The Medicine Bag'
Authored by Belena Brantley
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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 was traveling to the narrator's home in a police car.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Grandpa say he has arrived for a surprise visit with the family?
He wants to see where his only existing descendents live, and he wants to give Martin the medicine bag.
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.
He feels that death is now very near, and he wants to be buried where his only existing relative lives.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Grandpa collapse after arriving at the house?
He is shocked by life in the suburbs.
He is overcome with grief.
He has been injured by the dogs from the street.
He has heat exhaustion.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Mom ask the narrator to do for Grandpa?
Make him a meal
Make him comfortable
Take him for a walk
Read him a story
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement most clearly describes Martin in the early part of the story?
Martin worries about his friends' opinions.
Martin is cruel and insensitive towards others.
Martin appreciates and respects Grandpa's behavior.
He never reveals to his friends that Grandpa is Lakota.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the narrator find in Grandpa's boots?
Coins
Money
Sand
Rocks
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Near the end, Grandpa gives Martin the medicine bag but tells him that he does not need to wear it. What do those words show most clearly about Granpa's thinking?
Grandpa understands that Martin is uncomfortable about his heritage.
Grandpa knows that the medicine bag has power even if Martin does not wear it.
Grandpa realizes that the medicine bag will be more meaningful at a later time.
Grandpa feels sad that Martin does not want to wear the medicine bag.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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