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- 1. Multiple Choice
In "The Medicine Bag," how does Grandpa arrive at the narrator's home?
He is driving an old, dust-covered car.
He is riding in the back of an old pickup truck.
He is traveling to the narrator's home in a police car.
He is walking down the street with dogs following him.
- 2. Multiple Choice
In "The Medicine Bag," why does Grandpa say he has arrived for a surprise visit with the family?
He wants to see where his only existing descendants live, and he wants to give Martin the medicine bag.
He feels that death is now very near, and he wants to be buried where his only existing relatives live.
He wants to teach his grandchildren lessons that will help them respect the old ways.
He wants to see his family in person to discuss the resentment he has felt for years.
- 3. Multiple Choice
In "The Medicine Bag," why does Grandpa collapse after arriving at the house?
He has been injured in an attack by dogs.
He is shocked by life in the suburbs.
He is overcome with grief.
He has heat exhaustion.
- 4. Multiple Choice
As Grandpa explains in "The Medicine Bag", how is the medicine bag to be passed down from generation to generation?
only through chiefs
only through males
only through females
only through firstborn children
- 5. Multiple Choice
In "The Medicine Bag", why is the pouch referred to as a medicine bag?
It holds rocks that carry magical energy.
It holds leaves that can overcome sickness.
It holds items that protect and guide the wearer.
It holds powders needed in the work of a Lakota shaman.
- 6. Multiple Choice
In "The Medicine Bag", before Grandpa comes to visit, how does the narrator feel about talking to his friends about his Lakota grandfather?
He makes fun of how Grandpa dresses and where he lives to amuse his friends.
He becomes angry when the other children make fun of Grandpa's heritage.
He likes the fact that his stories about Grandpa appeal to the other kids.
He never reveals to his friends that Grandpa is a Lakota.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which quote shows that Martin enjoyed the attention he got for telling stories about Grandpa?
"...he lived all by himself ... on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota."
"Our friends ... were impressed by our stories."
"He taught me a Lakota chant to sing while I beat the drum."
"We never showed our friends Grandpa's picture."
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which statement most clearly describes Martin in the early part of "The Medicine Bag"?
Martin worries about his friends' opinions.
Martin is cruel and insensitive toward others.
Martin appreciates and respects Grandpa's behavior.
He never reveals to his friends that Grandpa is a Lakota.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which sentence from "The Medicine Bag" best shows that Martin worries about his friends' opinions?
"Maybe we exaggerated and made Grandpa and the reservation sound glamorous..."
"We usually had some authentic Lakota article to show our listeners."
"I ... saw that in the center of the strange procession was a man wearing tall black hat."
"His getup wasn't out of place on the reservation, but it sure was here..."
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which quotation from "The Medicine Bag" shows most clearly that Cheryl's reaction to Grandpa's visit differs from Martin's?
"My kid sister Cheryl, and I always bragged about our Lakota grandpa, Joe Iron Shell."
"... the door banged open and Cheryl cam bursting out of the house."
"... after Cheryl and I were born, Mom made sure that every summer we spent a week with Grandpa."
"Nothing bothered Cheryl about bringing her friends to see Grandpa."
- 11. Multiple Choice
Grandpa gives Martin the medicine bag and says, "You need not wear it." What do these words show most clearly about Grandpa's thinking?
Grandpa knows that the medicine bag has power even if Martin does not wear it.
Grandpa realizes that the medicine bag will be more meaningful at a later time.
Grandpa feels sad that Martin does not want to wear the medicine bag.
Grandpa understands that Martin is uncomfortable about his heritage.
- 12. Multiple Choice
At the end of "The Medicine Bag" for which of the following is the medicine bag most clearly a symbol? Chose two options.
Martin's desire to please his friends.
Martin's respect for his grandfather
Martin's dislike for his Lakota heritage.
Martin's acceptance of his family heritage.
Martin's feelings of embarrassment about Grandpa.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Grandpa describes a piece of iron his father once found. What does the piece of iron most likely symbolize?
his father's purpose in life
his father's death in a coming war
his father's refusal to learn from his elders.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which quotation from "The Medicine Bag" most clearly shows that the iron symbolizes Iron Shell's purpose in life?
"He did not understand his vision of finding something belonging to the white people..."
"At first Iron Shell resisted the teachers' attempts to change him, and he did not try."
"He knew that his medicine had brought him there to learn and work with the white man's iron."
"I kept the bag until my son ... was a man and had to leave us to fight in the war across the ocean."
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which sentence shows the use of the Passive Voice?
Pablo accepted his uncle's gift.
The story was told by the tribal elders.
The young man set out on a vision quest.
It is important that we care for aging relatives.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which sentence shows the use of the Active Voice?
We dressed in traditional clothes for the party.
Sara's robe and headband were made by her aunt.
Miranda's outfit was purchased at an outdoor market.
My own clothes were given to me by my mother.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Rewrite this sentence using the active voice: My grandfather was given an award by a local college for his book on Lakota history.
Lakota history was the subject of a book my grandfather wrote.
A local college gave my grandfather an award for his book on Lakota history.
My grandfather wanted to be given an award by a local college and so wrote a book.
The award my grandfather was given came from a college and was about Lakota history.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which statement below could be a RESTATEMENT and ANSWER of the question, "Why does Grandpa come to visit Martin's family?"
Grandpa came to visit.
Grandpa came to visit Martin's family for two reasons.
Martin missed his grandpa.
He was about to die and wanted to see his family.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a CITATION of evidence that Martin was embarrassed by his grandfather?
According to the text on page 18, "I stared just as my friends did, and I heard one of them murmur, 'Wow!'"
"My kid sister, Cheryl. and I always bragged about our Lakota grandpa, Joe Iron Shell."
We usually had some authentic Lakota article to show our listeners.
On page 14 the story states, "His getup wasn't out of place on the reservation, but it sure was here, and I wanted to sink right through the pavement."
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which sentence Explains and Elaborates the quote, "His getup wasn't out of place on the reservation, but it sure was here, and I wanted to sink right through the pavement."
Grandpa was always dressed just like Martin described to his friends.
Grandpa was not dressed the way Martin described, and he was embarrassed by his grandfather's appearance and clothing.
Martin and his sister loved bragging about their grandfather being Lakota.
Martin was proud of his grandfather always.
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