Recall
Where does Martin's grandfather live?
An Native American reservation in South Dakota
Who narrates The Medicine Bag?
What is Martin
The medicine bag comes to represent Martin’s
A. Decision to go and live on the reservation.
B. Family heritage and his pride in his grandfather. C. Desire to reject his Sioux heritage.
D. Love for the Sioux way of life and for the prairie.
B. Family heritage and his pride in his grandfather.
Which of the following is not a reason for Grandpa's visit?
A. Grandpa wants to see where his descendants live.
B. Grandpa is tired and wants to see a city doctor. C. Grandpa knows it is time to give Martin the medicine bag.
D. Grandpa is lonesome after the family's last visit.
B. Grandpa is tired and wants to see a city doctor.
What does Martin put inside the medicine bag?
A. wood
B. syrup
C. shells
D. sage
D. sage
What is the main reason given by Grandpa for his surprise visit to the family?
He wants to visit family and pass on the medicine bag
Why does grandpa collapse after arriving at the house?
Due to heat exhaustion
Which statement should you infer from Martin’s embarrassment about his grandfather?
A. Martin is a cruel and insensitive person.
B. Martin is overly sensitive to what his friends think.
C. Martin once had a bad experience with his grandfather.
Martin is overly sensitive to what his friends think.
Why does Grandpa offer to give Martin's mother his money?
What is he does not want to be a burden on her OR for groceries
What is suggested at the end of the text when we see Martin alone at the reservation? What happened to grandpa?
Grandpa has died.
What can the reader infer about Grandpa when he dresses in fancy clothes on the day he expects a visit from Martin’s friends?
A. He is losing his wits.
B. He is vain.
C. He is sensitive to Martin’s insecurities and does not want to embarrass him
D. He has bad taste in clothes.
C. He is sensitive to Martin’s insecurities.
What type of "QUEST" does grandpa tell Martin about?
What is a vision quest
At the start of the text, "little kids and (this animal)" follow Grandpa as he is walking down the street to Martin's house.
Dogs
Martin is a dynamic character because we see him change as he
A. entertains his school friends.
B. takes care of his sister Cheryl.
C. learns to be proud of Grandpa.
D. remembers visits to the reservation.
C. learns to be proud of Grandpa.
A Medicine Bag is a pouch containing
A. spices for cooking
B. spirits
C. sacred objects to be passed down through the generations
D. items that will help with headaches and body aches.
C. sacred objects to be passed down through the generations
The medicine bag is passed along through the tribe’s generations of
A. Chiefs only.
B. Males only.
C. Females only.
D. Males and females.
B. Males only.
Where does Martin go at the end of the text?
He goes to the reservation his grandpa used to live on.
How does Cheryl’s reaction to Grandpa’s visit differ from Martin’s?
She is happy to see him not embarrassed
How old is Grandpa?
86 years old.
A Vision Quest is
A. a search for better eyesight.
B. going off alone to find spiritual guidance through a dream.
C. living on the reservation.
B. going off alone to find spiritual guidance through a dream
How do Martin’s feelings about Grandpa relate to his feelings about wearing the medicine bag?
A. Martin feels he has no place in his life for Grandpa or for the medicine bag.
B. From the time Grandpa arrives, Martin is always proud of him and his medicine bag.
C. Martin likes Grandpa but never sees the point of the medicine bag.
D. Martin feels embarrassment and pride about both Grandpa and the medicine bag.
D. Martin feels embarrassment and pride about both Grandpa and the medicine bag.
What material was the Medicine Bag made out of?
What is soft leather
Which of the following best captures the main theme of “The Medicine Bag”?
A. People, both young and old, need to value their culture and traditions.
B. Martin’s family is an example of the mistreatment of older members of the family.
C. Riding a bus for two hours will cause heat exhaustion.
D. The younger generations are very disrespectful towards old people.
A. People, both young and old, need to value their culture and traditions.
Where does Grandpa keep his money while traveling?
in his boots
How much money did granpa say he had in his boots?
$100.