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"Medicine Bag"

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What tribe did Martin and his family belong to?

a)

Ottawa

b)

Lakota/Sioux

c)

Ojibwa

d)

Cherokee

2.

By the end of the story, Grandpa has...

a)

gone to a nursing home

b)

moved to a house in Martin's town

c)

returned to live on the reservation

d)

passed away

3.

The life lesson Martin learns is that

a)

there is value in culture and traditions

b)

friends are more important than family

c)

violence only breeds violence

d)

you should treat everyone with respect

4.

Martin's internal conflict is about his

a)

relationship with his mother

b)

feelings towards his heritage

c)

feelings towards his friends

d)

relationship with his sister

5.

What helped you to predict that Grandpa was not healthy?

a)

He had a medicine bag around his neck

b)

He was walking in the middle of the street

c)

He did not hug Martin or his mother

d)

He fainted on the front porch

6.

Why didn't Martin bring his friends home to meet his grandfather right away?

a)

No one knew that his grandfather was Native America

b)

His grandfather didn't want to meet his friends

c)

Martin was embarrassed by his grandfather and his culture

d)

Martin thought his grandfather was too sick for visitors

7.

Why hasn't grandfather visited before?

a)

It wasn't the right weather

b)

He did not like his family

c)

No one had invited him

d)

It wasn't the right time

8.

Where did Grandpa hide his money?

a)

In Martin's room

b)

In his boots

c)

In the back yard

d)

In a money belt

9.

What was grandpa saving his money for? (the $100)

a)

A family trip

b)

To buy a boat

c)

A big party

d)

His funeral

10.

What was Martin's great great grandfathers name?

a)

Iron Shell

b)

Iron Ore

c)

Shell Iron

d)

Shell Hawk

11.

Why did Grandfather believe that his son died in war?

a)

He left dishonorably

b)

He didn't take the medicine bag with him

c)

He was too young

d)

He was a coward

12.

Anna looked up ___________ as she dropped her lunch tray.

a)

sheepishly

b)

proudly

13.

To be frail means

a)

weak and thin

b)

sad and lost

c)

full of regret

d)

anxious

14.

A synonym for fatigued is

a)

lively

b)

fake

c)

exhausted

d)

happy

15.

If someone acts sheepishly, they were embarrassed.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What does it mean that Grandfather's hair straggled from under his hat

a)

hung in a disheveled way

b)

was neatly combed

c)

was freshly cut

d)

had a mixture of gray and white

17.

The three items found in the medicine bag were:

a)

a piece of iron, wilted flower, and sand

b)

a pebble, piece of iron, and pairie sage

c)

a penny, dime, silver dollar

d)

a shark's tooth, necklace pendant, and rock

18.

How did Martin feel about the medicine bag AFTER he understood the tradition?

a)

He felt embarrassed to have it still

b)

He felt ashamed of his culture

c)

He thought it was hilarious

d)

He felt honored to carry on the tradition

19.

How is the medicine bag to be passed down from generation to generation?

a)

only through females

b)

only through the firstborn children

c)

only through males

d)

the chief decides

20.

At the end of "The Medicine Bag," for which of the following is the medicine bag most clearly a symbol?

a)

Martin's desire to please his friends

b)

Martin's acceptance of his family heritage

c)

Martin's dislike for the Lakota heritage

d)

Martin's feelings of embarrassment about Grandpa