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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sister Ignacia tell Lonnie Rabbit and Saul they work to remove from the children at St. Jerome’s?
(a) The education.
(b) The Indian.
(c) The ignorance.
(d) The light.

2. Why is Saul at the Centre?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) To work.
(c) A broken ankle.
(d) Depression.

3. Who is the narrator of Indian Horse, introduced at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Mary Mandamin.
(b) Saul Indian Horse.
(c) John Indian Horse.
(d) Benjamin Indian Horse.

4. When Saul’s family lived in the bush, they only had contact with white men where?
(a) A store in Minaki.
(b) The post office.
(c) The hospital.
(d) A store in Minoose.

5. Who is the narrator’s mother?
(a) Mary Mandamin.
(b) Naomi Indian Horse.
(c) Mary Indian Horse.
(d) Sarah Indian Horse.

6. How many days do Saul and his grandmother travel before running out of food?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 13.
(d) 7.

7. From what tribe is Saul?
(a) Ojibway.
(b) Mohawk.
(c) Cree.
(d) Wampanoag.

8. What is the name of the arena where Saul plays his first real game in Chapter 20?
(a) St. Germ’s Arena.
(b) White Junction Arena.
(c) White River Arena.
(d) White Rapids Arena.

9. In Chapter 14, Saul vows to never do what in front of anyone at the school?
(a) Speak.
(b) Cry.
(c) Smile.
(d) Read.

10. In Chapter 27, how does Saul say news of tournaments traveled around the reservations?
(a) Morse code.
(b) Indian Instagram.
(c) Moccasin telegraph.
(d) Reservation relay.

11. What is the name of the hockey team Fred Kelly coaches and Saul joins?
(a) The Horses.
(b) The Bucks.
(c) The Moose.
(d) The Deer.

12. In Chapter 3, Saul says that he was how old when every thing he “knew of Indian died” (8)?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

13. What does Saul use for hockey pucks when he starts to teach himself to play in the early mornings after cleaning the rink?
(a) Frozen biscuits.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Horse poop.
(d) Hardened snow.

14. Since Saul is too young to play hockey, what does Father Leboutilier suggest he do to learn the game?
(a) Lie about his age.
(b) Read books and watch the games.
(c) Interview the players.
(d) Beg Father Quinney to let him play.

15. What doers Father Quinney often tell students that they are saving them from at St. Jeromes?
(a) Their heathen ways.
(b) God’s wrath.
(c) Being Indian.
(d) The cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do students at St. Jerome’s call Saul because he can read English?

2. Who is the author of Indian Horse?

3. What does Saul say his family leaves the bush in search of in Chapter 4?

4. Who or what does Saul’s mother blame for Ben’s death?

5. Who comes to Saul’s game in Chapter 28 before saying goodbye for the last time?

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