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8th -
9thgrade
"The Medicine Bag" by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which statement expresses the main theme of the story?
One's culture and the traditions associated with it are something to be proud of, not ashamed.
Younger generations tend to not have the same respect for traditions that the older generation do.
People can often be cruel or unkind towards people and practices that they don't understand.
Physical objects can help people feel connected to their loved ones, even once they are gone.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Question #1?
"Our friends would have laughed at the picture, because Grandpa wasn't tall and stately like TV Indians."
"To Grandpa and the Sioux, he once told me, a thing would be done when it was the right time to do it and that's the way it was. 'Also,' Grandpa went on, looking at me, 'I have come because it is soon time for Martin to have the medicine bag."'
"I gave him the bag, for I believed it would protect him in battle, but he did not take it with him. He was afraid that he would lose it. He died in a faraway place."
'"Thank you, Grandpa,' I said softly, and left with the bag in my hands. That night Mom and Dad took Grandpa to the hospital. Two weeks later I stood alone on the lonely prairie of the reservation and put the sacred sage in my medicine bag."
- 3. Multiple Choice
How does hearing his grandpa's story about the medicine bag affect Martin?
It causes him to believe his grandpa about the medicine bag's protective powers.
It makes him fearful of what might happen if he refuses to wear the medicine bag.
It helps him understand the significance of the medicine bag and be more accepting of wearing it.
It causes him to be skeptical about whether or not the medicine bag can truly protect him.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which quote best supports the answer to Question #3?
"He was afraid that he would lose it. He died in a faraway place."
"Again Grandpa was still and I felt his grief around me."
"I closed my eyes and waited for him to slip it over my head."
"It would not be right to wear it in this time and place, where no one will understand."
- 5. Multiple Choice
How do Martin and Cheryl's point of view towards their grandpa contrast?
Martin and Cheryl are both embarrassed by how their grandpa presents himself.
Martin and Cheryl are both proud of their grandpa and his culture.
Martin is proud of his grandpa, while Cheryl is embarrassed by how he dresses.
Martin is initially embarrassed by his grandpa, while Cheryl is unbothered.
- 6. Open Ended
Cite textual evidence that prove Martin & Cheryl were proud of their Lakota Heritage.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Choose the textual evidence below that proves Martin and Cheryl were proud of their grandfather's Lakota heritage.
We never showed our friends grandpa's picture.
My kid sister, Cheryl, and I always bragged about our Lakota grandpa, Joe Iron Shell.
All I could do was stand there with the whole neighborhood watching and shake the hand of the leather-brown old man.
"Grandpa," she gasped." How did you get here?"
- 8. Multiple Choice
What text evidence supports the idea that Grandpa wanted Martin to be proud of him?
All night I had weird dreams about thunder and lightning on a high hill.
"Hau, hoksilas, boys," he greeted and held out his hand. My buddies passed in single file and shook his hand as I introduced them.
"He carefully prepared for his quest with a purifying sweat bath, and then he went alone to a high butte top to fast and pray.
He had on a red shirt, but today he also wore a fringed leather vest...Instead of the usual cowboy boots, he had solidly beaded moccasins on his feet.
- 9. Multiple Choice
In “The Medicine Bag,” which of the following can be inferred from Martin’s embarrassment about his grandfather?
Martin is overly sensitive to what his friends think.
Grandpa's behavior is out of control.
Martin is a cruel and insensitive person.
Cheryl s a cruel and insensitive
- 10. Multiple Choice
The reader can conclude at the end of the story that Martin...
is ashamed and embarrassed by his grandfather
reveres and respects his grandfather
forgets the lessons taught by his grandfather
Wears the medicine bag proudly to school
- 11. Multiple Choice
Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario below.
Andrea was so tired all the time after she got sick. She would only be awake for a few hours before she fell asleep on the couch.
descendant
burden
fatigue
commotion
- 12. Multiple Choice
Select the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario:
The disturbance during the online meeting interrupted the session.
frail
descendant
commotion
authentic
- 13. Multiple Choice
Choose the vocabulary word that best fits the scenario below:
The old lady was thin and weak after being hospitalized for several months.
erect
embarrassed
authentic
frail
- 14. Multiple Choice
Choose the word that completes the sentence below:
Lisa didn't want to _______Mary, who was sick, with her problems.
fragile
burden
purify
descendant
- 15. Multiple Choice
Choose the word below that best completes this sentence:
As a hair stylist, Courtney hates when people come into her salon with hair that is matted and messy as it will take her hours to fix it.
fragile
wearily
fatigue
straggled
- 16. Multiple Choice
All of the following are topics that were explicitly & implicitly mentioned in "The Medicine Bag" except for...
Hatred
Tradition
Family
Journey
Quest
- 17. Multiple Choice
A kid named Martin learns a very valuable lesson about honoring his heritage and culture in the story entitled, "The Medicine Bag."
Theme
Main Idea
Topic
Summary
- 18. Multiple Choice
Mrs. Deans _______hung her head in after a long day of teaching online.
wearily
fatigue
frail
straggled
- 19. Multiple Choice
The drum, the moccasins, and the medicine bag are all examples of_______ in the story.
theme
symbols
main ideas
summary
- 20. Multiple Choice
"That won't be necessary, Grandpa," Dad said. "We are honored to have you with us, and you will never be a burden." This text evidence proves that Martin's father can be characterized as...
selfish and uncaring
unbothered
sympathetic and kind-hearted
respectful & burdensome
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