The Medicine Bag Questions and Answers for a top Grade
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"My kid sister Cheryl" "Man, that really made an impression" >> Answer Sets up happy-
go-lucky tone
Why did Martin and Cheryl continue their over exaggeration about their great grandfather? And
what was his name? >> Answer Their friends were impressed by the stories, and Joe Iron
Sh...
The Medicine Bag Questions and Answers for a
top Grade
"My kid sister Cheryl" "Man, that really made an impression" >> Answer Sets up happy-
go-lucky tone
Why did Martin and Cheryl continue their over exaggeration about their great grandfather? And
what was his name? >> Answer Their friends were impressed by the stories, and Joe Iron
Shell
"Maybe we exaggerated and made Grandpa and the reservation sound glamorous" >> Answer
Author sets up a possible conflict because character exaggerates to friends, expecting
grandfather to never come and see them
"We never showed our friends Grandpa's picture. Not that we were ashamed of him, but because
we knew that the glamorous tales wouldn't go with the real thing. >> Answer Admits to
lying to friends, and how different his great grandpa is than how he portrayed him
How many times a year does Martin and Cheryl visit Grandpa? >> Answer One week per
summer
Why did Martin's friends believe Martin? >> Answer They always lived in the city and
only saw Indians from movies and TV
An example of one of the authentic Sioux articles that Martin showed his listeners? >> Answer
Moccassins made by Grandpa, small round flat rawhide drum decorated with painting of
warrior riding horse, leather covered stick with feather on the end that Martin beat his drum with
while Grandpa was teaching him a real Sioux chant
Examples of how Grandpa wasn't like TV Indians? >> Answer Hair wasn't in braids, but
stringy, gray strands. He was old. He didn't live in a tipi, but all by himself in a part log, part
tarpaper shack on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota
Why was Martin ashamed when Grandpa visited? >> Answer His friends would finally
find out his little secret and laugh at Martin, Martin wasn't really ashamed of his grandpa because
his grandpa didn't do anything.
What type of dogs are in Martin's neighborhood >> Answer "Yippy poodles and other
fancy little dogs" who usually barked singly at the mailman from the safety of their own yards
What was the reaction of the poodles when Grandpa came? >> Answer It sounded as if a
whole pack of mutts were barking together in one place
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What did Martin mean when he said it felt cold and hot at the same time as he recognized the
man? >> Answer He felt extremely unusual. He was glad to see Grandpa, but he was
extremely scared that his Grandpa was visiting because his secret would be revealed
What did Martin mean when he said he was "unable to move even though he wanted to run and
hide" >> Answer He was very fearful and a bit overdramatic at the arrival of Grandpa; his
friends will finally find out his lies and laugh at him!
How did Martin feel about the yippy dogs who were growling and nipping at Grandpa's baggy
pant legs and how Grandpa had to poke them away with his cane? >> Answer He felt
mad, so he rescued Grandpa and said "Stupid mutts"
What do the lines "I saw how his gray hair straggled from under his big black hat, which had a
drooping feather in its crown. His rumpled black suit hung like a sack over his stooped frame. As
he shook my hand his coat fell open to expose a bright red satin shirt with a beaded bolo tie
under his collar. His getup wasn't out of place on the reservation, but it sure was here, and I
wanted to sink right through the pavement." >> Answer We see the extend to which
Martin is embarrassed. He's very unsatisfied at his Grandpa's outfit and he is partially ashamed
by it because Martin is kind of an *******.
What do the details, "I felt his bony hand trembling, and I looked up to see the fatigue in his
face" reveal about great grandfather? >> Answer He is probably not well.
Why was Martin's mother so shocked about great grandfather arriving? >> Answer She
didn't know how in the world he reached their house, because he lived in South Dakota while
they lived in Iowa
How do the Sioux feel about displays of affection? >> Answer It's unseemly
Why was Martin ashamed of how he felt? >> Answer He knows he should be happy to
see grandpa, but he can't help but feel a little embarrassed.
How old is Cheryl? >> Answer 11
When did Grandpa faint? >> Answer After he greeted 10-year-old Cheryl.
What was Mom's reaction to Grandpa's collapse? >> Answer She helplessly patted his
shoulder
What do the quotations "He was so skinny and frail that his coat slipped off easily" "The scuffed
old cowboy boots were tight and he moaned as I put pressure on his legs to jerk them off" give
detail to? >> Answer It shows how Grandpa is absolutely unlike how Martin described
him, and how hard his journey to Iowa must have been.
How did Martin feel about Grandpa's boots being filled with money? >> Answer Curious
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