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Worksheets"Medicine Bag"
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What tribe did Martin and his family belong to?
Ottawa
Lakota/Sioux
Ojibwa
Cherokee
By the end of the story, Grandpa has...
gone to a nursing home
moved to a house in Martin's town
returned to live on the reservation
passed away
The life lesson Martin learns is that
there is value in culture and traditions
friends are more important than family
violence only breeds violence
you should treat everyone with respect
Martin's internal conflict is about his
relationship with his mother
feelings towards his heritage
feelings towards his friends
relationship with his sister
What helped you to predict that Grandpa was not healthy?
He had a medicine bag around his neck
He was walking in the middle of the street
He did not hug Martin or his mother
He fainted on the front porch
Why didn't Martin bring his friends home to meet his grandfather right away?
No one knew that his grandfather was Native America
His grandfather didn't want to meet his friends
Martin was embarrassed by his grandfather and his culture
Martin thought his grandfather was too sick for visitors
Why hasn't grandfather visited before?
It wasn't the right weather
He did not like his family
No one had invited him
It wasn't the right time
Where did Grandpa hide his money?
In Martin's room
In his boots
In the back yard
In a money belt
What was grandpa saving his money for? (the $100)
A family trip
To buy a boat
A big party
His funeral
What was Martin's great great grandfathers name?
Iron Shell
Iron Ore
Shell Iron
Shell Hawk
Why did Grandfather believe that his son died in war?
He left dishonorably
He didn't take the medicine bag with him
He was too young
He was a coward
Anna looked up ___________ as she dropped her lunch tray.
sheepishly
proudly
To be frail means
weak and thin
sad and lost
full of regret
anxious
A synonym for fatigued is
lively
fake
exhausted
happy
If someone acts sheepishly, they were embarrassed.
True
False
What does it mean that Grandfather's hair straggled from under his hat
hung in a disheveled way
was neatly combed
was freshly cut
had a mixture of gray and white
The three items found in the medicine bag were:
a piece of iron, wilted flower, and sand
a pebble, piece of iron, and pairie sage
a penny, dime, silver dollar
a shark's tooth, necklace pendant, and rock
How did Martin feel about the medicine bag AFTER he understood the tradition?
He felt embarrassed to have it still
He felt ashamed of his culture
He thought it was hilarious
He felt honored to carry on the tradition
How is the medicine bag to be passed down from generation to generation?
only through females
only through the firstborn children
only through males
the chief decides
At the end of "The Medicine Bag," for which of the following is the medicine bag most clearly a symbol?
Martin's desire to please his friends
Martin's acceptance of his family heritage
Martin's dislike for the Lakota heritage
Martin's feelings of embarrassment about Grandpa
