2. Read the following passage from “The Medicine Bag.”
But after they left, Mom said, “No more visitors for a while, Martin. Grandpa won’t admit it, but his strength hasn’t returned. He likes having company, but it tires him”
That evening, Grandpa called me to his room before he went to sleep. “Tomorrow,” he said, “when you come home, it will be time to give you the medicine bag.”
What does the information in his passage help you to predict?
A.Grandpa is going to die soon.
B.In Grandpa’s eyes, Martin has become a man.
C.Martin is embarrassed about receiving the bag.
D.The family will turn away the visitors who arrive the next day.
I think it is A....?
I agree.
Thank you Ms. Sue
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To determine the correct answer, we need to analyze the passage and consider the contextual clues provided. In this passage, Grandpa tells Martin that the following day, when he comes home, it will be time to give him the medicine bag. This suggests that something significant or meaningful is going to happen involving the medicine bag.
Option A states that Grandpa is going to die soon. However, the passage does not provide any evidence to support this assumption. Grandpa's strength not fully returning and him enjoying the company but getting tired doesn't necessarily indicate an imminent death.
Option B states that, in Grandpa's eyes, Martin has become a man. Although the passage does not explicitly mention this, the fact that Grandpa is passing on the medicine bag to Martin can suggest a symbolic act of passing on traditions or a rite of passage, implying that Martin is growing up.
Option C suggests that Martin is embarrassed about receiving the bag. There is no mention of embarrassment in the passage, so this option can be ruled out.
Option D claims that the family will turn away the visitors who arrive the next day. There is no indication in the passage that the family will turn away visitors. This option does not align with the information provided.
Based on the clues from the passage, the most logical prediction is Option B: In Grandpa's eyes, Martin has become a man. Grandpa's intention to pass on the medicine bag to Martin symbolizes a significant transition or rite of passage.