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The Medicine Bag Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In “The Medicine Bag,” how does Grandpa arrive at the narrator’s home?
a)
He is driving an old, dust-covered car.
b)
He is riding in the back of an old pickup truck.
c)
He is traveling to the narrator's home in a police car.
d)
He is walking down the street with dogs following him.
2.
In “The Medicine Bag,” why does Grandpa say he has arrived for a surprise visit with the family?
a)
He wants to see where his only existing descendants live, and he wants to give Martin the medicine bag.
b)
He feels that death is now very near, and he wants to be buried where his only existing relatives live.
c)
He wants to teach his grandchildren lessons that will help them respect the old ways.
d)
He wants to see his family in person to discuss the resentment he has felt for years.
3.
In “The Medicine Bag,” why does Grandpa collapse after arriving at the house?
a)
He has been injured in an attack by dogs.
b)
He is shocked by life in the suburbs.
c)
He is overcome with grief.
d)
He has heat exhaustion.
e)
4.
As Grandpa explains in “The Medicine Bag,” how is the medicine bag to be passed down from generation to generation?
a)
only through chiefs
b)
only through males
c)
only through females
d)
only through firstborn children
5.
In “The Medicine Bag,” why is the pouch referred to as a medicine bag?
a)
It holds rocks that carry magical energy.
b)
It holds leaves that can overcome sickness.
c)
It holds items that protect and guide the wearer.
d)
It holds powders needed in the work of a Lakota shaman.
6.
Which of the following words gives the most likely meaning of wearily as it is used in this sentence? After a ten-mile hike, we ate an early dinner and then climbed wearily into our tents.
a)
sadly
b)
tiredly
c)
playfully
d)
carefully
7.
If Kris asks a question sheepishly, how does she ask it?
a)
in a bold way
b)
in a clever way
c)
in an annoying way
d)
In an embarrassed way
8.
Which person best demonstrates the meaning of frail?
a)
a famous athlete signing autographs
b)
a sickly person being helped up the stairs
c)
a shopper complaining about poor service in a store
d)
a middle-school student taking high-school math classes
9.
PART A: In “The Medicine Bag,” before Grandpa comes to visit, how does the narrator feel about talking to his friends about his Lakota grandfather?
a)
He makes fun of how Grandpa dresses and where he lives to amuse his friends.
b)
He becomes angry when the other children make fun of Grandpa’s heritage.
c)
He likes the fact that his stories about Grandpa appeal to the other kids.
d)
He never reveals to his friends that Grandpa is a Lakota.
10.
Part B: Which quotation from “The Medicine Bag” best supports the answer to Part A?
a)
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.
b)
Our friends, who had always lived in the city and only knew about Indians from movies and TV, were impressed by our stories.
c)

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.

d)
We never showed our friends Grandpa’s picture.
11.

Which of the following words gives the most likely meaning of fatigue as it is used in this 

sentence? 

After hiking for several hours in the hot sun, Maya felt a deep sense of fatigue and 

needed to sit down to rest.

a)

excitement

b)

tiredness

c)

hunger

d)

nervousness

12.

PART A: Which statement most clearly describes Martin in the early part of “The Medicine Bag”?

a)
Martin worries about his friends’ opinions.
b)
Martin is cruel and insensitive toward others.
c)
Martin appreciates and respects Grandpa’s behavior.
d)
He never reveals to his friends that Grandpa is a Lakota.
13.

PART B: Which sentence from “The Medicine Bag” best supports the answer to Part C?

a)
Maybe we exaggerated and made Grandpa and the reservation sound glamorous….
b)
We usually had some authentic Lakota article to show our listeners.
c)
I watched the group as it slowly came closer and saw that in the center the strange procession was a man wearing a tall black hat.
d)
His getup wasn’t out of place on the reservation, but it sure was here, and I wanted to sink right through the pavement.
14.
Which quotation from “The Medicine Bag” shows most clearly that Cheryl’s reaction to Grandpa’s visit differs from Martin’s?
a)
My kid sister, Cheryl, and I always bragged about our Lakota grandpa, Joe Iron Shell.
b)
As we supported him up the steps, the door banged open and Cheryl came bursting out of the house.
c)
So even after she married my dad, who’s not an Indian, and after Cheryl and I were born, Mom made sure that every summer we spent a week with Grandpa.
d)
Nothing bothered Cheryl about bringing her friends to see Grandpa.
15.
Near the end of “The Medicine Bag,” Grandpa gives Martin the medicine bag and says, “[You] need not wear it.” What do these words show most clearly about Grandpa’s thinking?
a)
Grandpa knows that the medicine bag has power even if Martin does not wear it.
b)
Grandpa realizes that the medicine bag will be more meaningful at a later time.
c)
Grandpa feels sad that Martin does not want to wear the medicine bag.
d)
Grandpa understands that Martin is uncomfortable about his heritage.
16.

Which of the following words gives the most likely meaning of straggled as it is used in this sentence? 

The students walked together toward the school bus, but a few students straggled behind because they were still packing their backpacks.

a)

moved slowly behind the others

b)

ran quickly ahead

c)

stopped to play a game

d)

walked in a straight line

17.

Which of the following words gives the most likely meaning of rumpled as it is used in this sentence? 

When Marcus arrived at school after sleeping on the bus, his shirt was rumpled, and he quickly tried to smooth out the wrinkles. 

a)

clean and freshly washed

b)

colorful and bright

c)

wrinkled and untidy

d)

wet and uncomfortable

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