The Medicine Bag

How do Martin and Cheryl feel about talking about Grandpa with their friends?

• They never talk about him with their friends.

• They make fun of his Lakota customs and heritage.

• They like that their movie-like stories appeal to their friends.

• They get angry because their friends make fun of Grandpa.

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Why does grandpa make a surprise visit to his family?

• He wants to teach his grandchildren the ways of the Lakota people.

• He feels death is near and wanted to visit before he died.

• He wants to pass on the medicine bag to Martin.

• He was lonely on the reservation by himself.

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Upon arriving, Grandpa shakes Martin’s hand instead of hugging him because...

• He is exhausted.

• He is not sure who Martin is.

• He is following a Sioux custom.

• He can tell that Martin is ashamed of him.

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Martin responds to Grandpa’s arrival with all of the following except

• Amazement

• Delight

• Dismay

• Protectiveness

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PART A: In the passage, how do Martin and Cheryl's points of view towards their grandpa compare?

•  "My kid sister Cheryl and I always bragged about our Sioux grandpa, Joe Iron Shell." (Paragraph 1)

• "Not that we were ashamed of him, but because we knew that the glamorous tales we told didn't go with the real thing." (Paragraph 3)

• "As we supported him up the steps, the door banged open and Cheryl came bursting out of the house. She was all smiles and was so obviously glad to see Grandpa that I was ashamed of how I felt." (Paragraph 17)

• "But it had been brushed and the feather in the beaded headband was proudly erect, its tip a brighter white. His hair lay in silver strands over the red shirt collar." (Paragraph 49)

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PART B: Which section from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

•  "My kid sister Cheryl and I always bragged about our Sioux grandpa, Joe Iron Shell." (Paragraph 1)

• "Not that we were ashamed of him, but because we knew that the glamorous tales we told didn't go with the real thing." (Paragraph 3)

• "As we supported him up the steps, the door banged open and Cheryl came bursting out of the house. She was all smiles and was so obviously glad to see Grandpa that I was ashamed of how I felt." (Paragraph 17)

• "But it had been brushed and the feather in the beaded headband was proudly erect, its tip a brighter white. His hair lay in silver strands over the red shirt collar." (Paragraph 49)

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Which statement most clearly describes Martin in the beginning of the narrative?

• Martin is worried about his friends’ opinions.

• Martin appreciates and respects Grandpa’s visit.

• Martin is cruel and insensitive to others.

• Martin never reveals his heritage to his friends.

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Which of the following embarrasses Martin about Grandpa?

• His appearance

• His stories

• His Lakota heritage

• His gifts to Martin

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Which quotation from “The Medicine Bag” most clearly shows that Cheryl’s reaction to Grandpa’s visit differs from Martin’s?

• “My sister, Cheryl, and I always bragged about our grandpa.”

• “So even after she married my dad, who’s not an Indian, Mom made sure that every summer we spent a week with Grandpa.”

• “As we supported him up the steps, the door banged open and Cheryl came bursting out of the house.”

• “Nothing bothered Cheryl about bringing her friends to see Grandpa.”

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Martin does not want his friends to meet Grandpa because he thinks that

• Grandpa will be unfriendly to them.

• His friends will be bored by Grandpa’s stories.

• Grandpa will not live up to their expectations.

• His friends will think that Grandpa is not really a Sioux.

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