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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. Who is the coach of the White River Falcons?
2. What does Saul refer to the team as for the way they traveled from game to game?
3. Aside from being Ojibway, what do Fred and his wife, Martha, have in common with Saul?
4. What does Sister Ignacia do to Lonnie Rabbit when he argues about changing his name?
5. What do they call the box in the basement students at St.Jerome’s are put in for speaking Ojibway or otherwise disobeying?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the Moose get from game to game and where do they stay?
2. Why does the family move to Gods Lake in Chapter 5?
3. What is Saul’s experience on the White River Falcons in Chapter 23?
4. What happens when Saul’s father and uncles begin bringing home liquor in Chapter 3?
5. Describe the last time Saul sees Father Leboutilier.
6. What is the argument Naomi and Saul’s aunt have about rice in Chapter 7?
7. After Father Leboutilier introduces hockey to the school Saul wants to play but is too young. What does Father suggest Saul do until he is old enough to play?
8. How did Saul’s family come to be called Indian Horse?
9. What is Broom-a-Buck described in Chapter 25?
10. What is the story of Saul’s great-grandfather Shabogeesick and the horse he brought to his people?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the depth of Saul’s relationship with Naomi.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Wagamese’s choice to wait to expose Father Leboutilier’s abuse until closer to the end of the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the significance of Saul’s connection with nature.
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