The Medicine Bag

Which statement best describes a change in Martin at the end of the story?

• "So when grandpa came, I was so ashamed and embarrassed I could have died.

• "My friends kept asking to come see the old man but I put them off."

• "Two weeks later, I stood alone on the lonely prairie of the reservation and put the sacred sage in my medicine bag.

• "I kept the bag until my son, your mother's father was a man and had to leave us to fight in the war."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why is Martin unwilling to accept the medicine bag?

• He only wants to accept his Caucasian heritage.

• He feels disconnected from his grandpa.

• He wants his grandpa to pass the medicine bag to his sister Cheryl.

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

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement expresses the main theme of "The Medicine Bag"?

• One's culture and the traditions associated with it are something to be proud of, not ashamed.

• Younger generations tend to not have the same respect for traditions that the older generation does.

• 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.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following describes the medicine bag?

• It is a pouch being passed down to Martin because his grandpa is dying soon.

• It is being passed down to his sister because Martin has a "white man's name."

• It is a pouch passed down to the oldest child when he reaches a certain age.

• It is a pouch for Martin to keep his most valuable possessions.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Martin do at the end of the story to show that his feelings for his grandfather and the medicine bag have changed?

• He wears the medicine bag to school.

• He buries the medicine bag with his grandfather on the prairie.

• He puts the medicine bag away so that no harm will come to it.

• He puts sacred sage from the prairie in his medicine bag.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the medicine bag symbolize to Martin at the end of the story?

• his decision to go and live on the reservation

• his feelings of embarrassment for Grandpa

• his desire to please his Grandpa

• his grandfather and his Sioux heritage

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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 skeptical about whether or not the medicine bag can truly protect him.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which quote from the text best supports the answer to the previous question?

• 'He was afraid that he would lose it. He died in a faraway place' (par. 72).

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

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

• 'It would not be right to wear it in this time and place, where no one will understand' (par. 79).

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does Martin first feel about receiving the medicine bag?

• He is frustrated that he has to take it.

• He is nervous about accepting it.

• He is disgusted by the idea of wearing it.

• He doesn't understand why it's important.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• He doesn't think his son deserves it.

• His eldest son died in a war.

• He thinks Martin needs it more.

• His eldest son didn't want it.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1