Quiz on 'The Medicine Bag'

In The Medicine Bag how does grandpa arrive at the narrator's home?

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

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

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

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

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Why does Grandpa say he has arrived for a surprise visit with the family?

• He wants to see where his only existing descendents live, and he wants to give Martin the medicine bag.

• 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.

• He feels that death is now very near, and he wants to be buried where his only existing relative lives.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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Why does Grandpa collapse after arriving at the house?

• He is shocked by life in the suburbs.

• He is overcome with grief.

• He has been injured by the dogs from the street.

• He has heat exhaustion.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What did Mom ask the narrator to do for Grandpa?

• Make him a meal

• Make him comfortable

• Take him for a walk

• Read him a story

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Which statement most clearly describes Martin in the early part of the story?

• Martin worries about his friends' opinions.

• Martin is cruel and insensitive towards others.

• Martin appreciates and respects Grandpa's behavior.

• He never reveals to his friends that Grandpa is Lakota.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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What did the narrator find in Grandpa's boots?

• Coins

• Money

• Sand

• Rocks

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Near the end, Grandpa gives Martin the medicine bag but tells him that he does not need to wear it. What do those words show most clearly about Granpa's thinking?

• Grandpa understands that Martin is uncomfortable about his heritage.

• 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.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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What did Grandpa's vest have on it?

• Buttons

• Beads

• Pockets

• Zippers

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What is the medicine bag a clear symbol of? Choose two.

• Martin's feelings of embarrassment about Grandpa

• Martin's desire to please his friends

• Martin's acceptance of his family heritage

• Martin's respect for his grandfather

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In the story, the word wearily is used to mean ________________?

• excitedly

• angrily

• tiredly

• happily

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