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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Naomi suggest they all move for the sake of Benjamin's health and so Saul is not taken?
2. What does Saul’s teammate Buddy Black Wolf call Saul?
3. Where does Naomi tell Saul they must go to stay with her brother so they do not perish in the cold of Gods Lake?
4. Who was Saul’s great-grandfather?
5. Who begins to join Saul in his early morning practice in Chapter 22?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Naomi’s final moments.
2. As Saul learns to skate he feels he can perform any move he envisions. How does he relate this to something his grandmother had taught him about the universe?
3. Describe Saul’s life after his family leaves the bush in search of the white man’s drink.
4. How did Saul’s family come to be called Indian Horse?
5. Describe the last time Saul sees Father Leboutilier.
6. Describe Benjamin’s final day.
7. What is Saul’s experience on the White River Falcons in Chapter 23?
8. When does Saul practice hockey and how in Chapter 16?
9. Who joins Saul during his early morning practices and what do they do?
10. What are the nighttime invasions described in Chapter 21?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay outlining Saul’s journey revising his past and its impact on his healing and the overall theme of healing in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Saul often feels he is an outsider from the moment his grandmother dies. Write an essay about the times throughout the novel that Saul says he feels he is an outsider and the brief moments he does not feel he is an outsider.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Saul’s relationship with Father Leboutilier and why he was receptive to some of his treatment.
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