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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 ignorance.
(b) The light.
(c) The Indian.
(d) The education.

2. Where does Naomi tell Saul they must go to stay with her brother so they do not perish in the cold of Gods Lake?
(a) Toronto.
(b) Minoose.
(c) Minaki.
(d) Redditt.

3. How does Saul see the other hockey players, as described at the start of Chapter 18?
(a) Angry.
(b) Threatening.
(c) Terrible.
(d) Warrior-like.

4. Who was Saul’s great-grandfather?
(a) Shabogeesick.
(b) Moses.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) John.

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

6. What does Sister Ignacia do to Lonnie Rabbit when he argues about changing his name?
(a) She tells Father Quinney.
(b) She sends him to the Iron Sister.
(c) She strikes him repeatedly with a paddle.
(d) She kicks him out of school.

7. Who comes to Saul’s game in Chapter 28 before saying goodbye for the last time?
(a) Saul’s father.
(b) Fred Kelly.
(c) Sister Quinney.
(d) Father Leboutilier.

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

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

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

11. Who was Naomi’s husband, who dreamt of going to Gods Lake to harvest rice?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Moses.
(c) Solomon.
(d) Jacob. .

12. After Naomi carries Saul until she falls, where does he realize they are?
(a) Her brother’s house.
(b) The railroad depot in Minaki.
(c) Minoose.
(d) St. Jerome’s.

13. Naomi tells Saul and Benjamin that rice is a gift from whom?
(a) The Creator.
(b) God.
(c) The universe.
(d) Solomon.

14. Aside from being Ojibway, what do Fred and his wife, Martha, have in common with Saul?
(a) They were friends with Father Leboutilier.
(b) They lived on Gods Lake.
(c) They were close with their grandmothers.
(d) They lived at St. Jeromes.

15. Saul describes that his grandmother took them to live in the remote bush after seeing her own children return from the school they were taken to with what?
(a) The ability to read in English.
(b) A yearning to return to school.
(c) A heavy sorrow.
(d) A fear of God.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Saul say the Ojibway call themselves?

2. Rather than tell his story in groups, what does Saul’s counselor suggest he do?

3. How old is Saul at the start of Chapter 17?

4. Naomi wants to honor Ben in the traditional way, but his mother believes he needs to go where?

5. What team is Saul invited to join after his first few games with St. Jerome's?

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