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The Medicine Bag

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  • Grandpa's son was
    Martin's great grandfather
    Martin's father
    Martin's mother's father
    Martin's mother's uncle
  • What happens to Grandpa two weeks after giving the medicine bag to Martin?
    He visits his other grandson
    He travels back to the reservation
    He goes to another visit.
    He goes to the hospital
  • At the beginning of the story, how are Martin and Cheryl different in their attitudes about their grandfather?
    Cheryl is older than Martin and more mature.
    Cheryl is not embarrassed by Grandpa.
    Cheryl does not like Grandpa.
  • Why does Grandpa give the medicine bag to Martin?
    Because Martin has been a good student
    Because Martin is the oldest male child
    Because Martin's father doesn't want it
    Because Martin is his favorite
  • Why does Grandpa give the medicine bag to Martin?
    Because Martin's father doesn't want it
    Because Martin is his favorite
    Because Martin is the oldest male child
    Because Martin has been a good student
  • When Martin's friends meet Grandpa for the first time
    Grandpa is rude
    Granpa does not speak to them
    Grandpa is dressed well and makes a good impression
    Grandpa is in bed with heat exhaustion
  • How does Martin initially feel about receiving the medicine bag?
    scared
    angry
    excited
    indifferent
  • Why did Martin's friends have a wrong idea about Grandpa at the beginning of the story?
    The had seen his pictures, dressed as an Apache warrior.
    Martin and Cheryl bragged and exaggerated about Grandpa
    They knew Grandpa from his first visit to Martin's home.
    They had visited Grandpa at the reservation.
  • What is the purpose of the medicine bag in Lakota tradition?
    to keep money
    to carry medicine for an emergency
    to help win a battle
    to guide and protect the wearer
  • Why does Grandpa instruct Martin not to wear the medicine bag in the city?
    Because it was too old
    Because it was too old
    Because it was too ugly
    Because nobody would understand
  • Grandpa's son didn't get the medicine bag because
    he left to war and was afraid to lose it
    he already had one
    he didn't like the bag
    the bag was too heavy.
  • Why does Grandpa collapse after greeting the family?
    He is depressed
    He is excited
    He is hungry
    He is tired from the heat
  • How does Martin rescue Grandpa from the neighborhood dogs?
    He chases the dogs away c) He hides w
    He calls the police
    He feeds the dogs
    He hides with Grandpa
  • When Grandpa said it is time for Martin to have the medicine bag, the familiy knew
    Grandpa had to go back to the reservation
    Grandpa thought he was going to die
    Grandpa did not want to lose the medicine bag
    Grandpa was leaving for a trip
  • How does Grandpa explain the origin of the medicine bag?
    Through a story of a vision quest
    Trough a story of a treasure hunt
    Through a story of a war
    Through a story of a journey to a city
  • What does Martin's mother do when she sees Grandpa?
    She shakes his hand
    She passes out
    She sings a Native American chant
    She hugs him
  • What does Grandpa offer to pay for with money from his boots?
    clothes
    Groceries
    books
    toys
  • What objects are inside the medicine bag?
    a lucky rabbit's foot
    Tylenol, alka seltzer and Pepto Bismol
    a butte and a kettle
    a piece of iron and a pebble
  • What does Grandpa want Martin to do with the medicine bag when he returns to the reservation?
    Put new sage in it and wear it
    Hide it in a drawer
    Bury it in the ground
    Give to a relative
  • What does Grandpa tell Martin to do with the medicine bag
    Put a piece of prairie sage in it and pass it to his son
    Give it to Cheryl
    Wear it around his neck
    Explain what it is to his friends.
  • What tradition does Grandpa want to follow regarding the medicine bag?
    He wants to keep the medicine bag
    He wants to bury it
    He wants to give it to Martin's mother
    He wants to pass it down to Martin
  • Where does Martin’s Grandpa live?
    In a tipi in Indiana.
    in the same neighborhood where Martin lives
    In a shack on the Rosebud Reservation
    In a mansion in California
  • the medicine bag is
    a doctor's bag with medicine
    a tin suitcase tied with a rope
    a dirty leather pouch he had seen around Grandpa’s neck
  • Grandpa is
    Martin's great grandfather
    Martin's grandfather
    Martin's mother, Marie's father
  • A vision quest is
    a journey to seek spiritual guidance.
    a time for vacation and rest
    a trip around the world
    a video game
  • What does Martin put in the medicine bag at the end of the story?
    He pusts in more iron
    he puts in prarie sage
    He puts in a new pebble
    He puts in some tobacco
  • Why did Grandpa put money in his boots.
    He wanted to pay for his funeral
    He wanted to give it to Martin
    He wanted to pay for his bus ticket.
    He wanted to have a party
  • When the friends finally meet Grandpa at Martin's home, Martin feels
    proud
    nervous
    unhappy
    afraid
  • What was Martin's sister's name?
    Marie
    Cathy
    Cheryl
    Jane
  • By travelling to Martin's house on his own, Grandfather shows he is..
    depressed
    courageous
    sheepish
    timid
  • What Lakota item did Grandpa give Martin?
    some sage
    a pair of mocassins
    a tipi
    a drum
  • How long does Grandpa stay with Martin's family?
    two weeks
    1 year
    10 days
    Two months
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