The Medicine Bag & Apache Girl

In The Medicine Bag, the narrator's name is

• Maurice

• Matthew

• Martin

• Michael

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What tribe did Grandpa belong to?

• Lakota

• Apache

• Navajo

• Cherokee

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After his long journey, Grandpa wearily poked the dogs with his cane. Wearily means...

• lazy

• tired

• excited

• unusual

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In the "Medicine Bag," how does Grandpa arrive at the narrator's home?

• He is driving an old, dusty-covered car

• He is riding in the back of an old pickup truck

• He is traveling to the narrator's home in a cop car

• He is walking down the street with dogs following him

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When Grandpa first arrived, the narrator was ...

• away on a field trip.

• a little embarrassed to see him.

• glad to see Grandpa

• not willing to talk to Grandpa.

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Why doesn't Martin want his friends to meet his grandpa?

• He doesn't want to share his grandpa.

• His grandpa is too sick for visitors.

• He is afraid that his friends will make fun of him.

• His friends have been unkind to his grandpa.

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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

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

• He felt embarrassed to have it.

• He felt ashamed of his culture.

• He thought it was hilarious.

• He felt honored to carry on the tradition.

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

• Martin's desire to please his friends

• Martin's feelings of embarrassment about Grandpa

• Martin's acceptance of his family heritage

• Martin's dislike for the Lakota heritage

• Martin's respect for his grandfather

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The child ___ grinned when he realized Grandma saw him sneak a cookie before dinner.

• moccasins

• Lakota

• sheepishly

• butte

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