WorksheetsThe Medicine Bag
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
The narrator's name is
Michael
Martin
Matthew
Maurice
What tribe did Grandpa belong to?
Cherokee
Navajo
Apache
Lakota
The narrator and his sister made Grandpa's life on the reservation seem glamorous.
river
houseboat
yacht
public land set aside for some special use
The narrator and his family lived in...
Indiana
Iowa
Idaho
Ireland
After his long journey, Grandpa wearily poked the dogs with his cane. Wearily means...
excited
unusual
lazy
tired
When Grandpa first arrived, the narrator was ...
a little embarrassed to see him.
glad to see Grandpa
not willing to talk to Grandpa.
away on a field trip.
Granpa's hair straggled from under his black hat.
hung in a disheveled way
neatly combed
freshly cut
mixed with gray and white
How much money did Grandpa have in his boots?
$10
$10,000
$100
$1,000
Grandpa was skinny and frail. What does frail mean?
delicate, weak
strong
tall
muscular
The three items found in the medicine bag were:
a piece of iron, wilted flower, and sand.
a pebble, a piece of iron, and prairie sage.
a penny, a dime, and a dollar bill.
a shark's tooth, necklace pendant, and rock
Why does Martin's grandpa collapse?
He refuses to see a doctor any time he doesn't feel well.
He has an illness he hasn't told his family about.
He didn't eat before he left the reservation and is hungry.
He is tired from the long journey and the heat.
Why doesn't Martin want his friends to meet his grandpa?
He doesn't want to share his grandpa.
His grandpa is too sick for visitors.
He is afraid that his friends will make fun of him.
His friends have been unkind to his grandpa.
Why isn't Grandpa giving the medicine bag to his oldest son?
His son died in a war.
He doesn't think his son deserves it.
He thinks Martin needs it more.
His son wouldn't accept it.
By the end of the story, what has happened to Grandpa?
He has died.
He has gone to a nursing home.
He has been left at Martin's house.
He has returned to live on the reservation.
