The Medicine Bag

Which statement should you infer from Martin’s embarrassment about his grandfather?

• A. Martin is a cruel and insensitive person.

• B. Grandpa’s behavior is out of control.

• C. Martin is overly sensitive to what his friends think.

• D. Martin once had a bad experience with his grandfather.

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How does Cheryl’s reaction to Grandpa’s visit differ from Martin’s?

• A. Cheryl is not ashamed for her friends to see Grandpa.

• B. Cheryl is jealous because she will not get a medicine bag.

• C. Cheryl wishes Grandpa had never come.

• D. Cheryl is afraid of Grandpa and tries to hide from him.

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Why doesn’t Martin want to show his friends pictures of Grandpa?

• Martin’s friends would have laughed.

• B. Martin’s friends aren’t interested in Grandpa.

• C. Martin doesn’t care to share something so personal.

• D. Martin is ashamed of Grandpa.

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The Medicine Bag” is narrated by _________________.

• The grandpa

• Cheryl

• Martin

• The mother

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

• A. He is driving an old, dust-covered car.

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

• C. He is traveling to the narrator's home in a police car.

• D. He is walking down the street with dogs following him.

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Which of the following words gives the most likely meaning of wearily as it is used in this sentence?

After a ten-mile hike, we ate an early dinner and then climbed wearily into our tents.

• A. sadly

• B. tiredly

• C. playfully

• D. carefully

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If Kris asks a question sheepishly, how does she ask it?

• A. in a bold way

• B. in a clever way

• C. in an annoying way

• D. in an embarrassed way

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Which person best demonstrates the meaning of frail?

• A. a famous athlete signing autographs

• B. a sickly person being helped up the stairs

• C. a shopper complaining about poor service in a store

• D. a middle-school student taking high-school math classes

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In direct characterization, the author

• provides clues about a character by describing the character’s appearance, actions, and feelings, as well as how other characters react to him or her.

• directly states a character’s traits.

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"Grandpa wasn’t tall and stately like TV Indians. His hair wasn’t in braids; it hung in stringy, gray strands on his neck, and he was old. "

This is an example of a

• indirect characterization

• Direct Characterization

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