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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though St. Jerome’s is called a school, how many hours of instruction do they get per day?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. Shabogeesick told his people that the horse spoke to him and told him of a change that will do what to their lives?
(a) Enlighten.
(b) Improve.
(c) Scorch.
(d) Enrich.

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

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

5. What did Shabogeesick and his people call white men?
(a) Ojibway.
(b) Zhaunagush.
(c) The white man.
(d) Anishinabeg.

6. How old is Saul at the start of Chapter 17?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 17.
(d) 12.

7. Where is Saul at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) The Native Dawn Centre.
(b) The New Life Centre.
(c) Centre for Native Americans.
(d) The New Dawn Centre.

8. Who is the Ojibway man standing with Father Leboutilier during a scrimmage in Chapter 24?
(a) Fred Kelly.
(b) Virgil Kelly.
(c) Saul’s father.
(d) Saul’s uncle.

9. Rather than tell his story in groups, what does Saul’s counselor suggest he do?
(a) Write his story.
(b) Forget his story.
(c) Internalize his story.
(d) Turn his life into a film.

10. How old is Saul when Benjamin was taken by the Zhaunagush at gunpoint?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

11. What stories does Saul’s grandmother tell him when she is keeping him away from his drunken family?
(a) Stories of how bad liquor makes people.
(b) Stories of Naomi as a mother.
(c) Stories of his grandfather and Ojibway medicine.
(d) Stories of his father as a child.

12. What does Saul say his family leaves the bush in search of in Chapter 4?
(a) Ojibway medicine.
(b) A church.
(c) School for Saul.
(d) The white man’s drink.

13. Why does Fred Kelly want Saul to come live with him?
(a) To be his son’s friend.
(b) To play on his Native tournament team.
(c) To clean his house.
(d) Because they are related.

14. How long has Saul been at the Centre?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2.5 months.
(d) 6 weeks.

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) The cold.
(d) Being Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Naomi’s husband, who dreamt of going to Gods Lake to harvest rice?

2. Where is Saul taken to at the start of Chapter 11 after being found at the Minaki depot?

3. Who are the two in charge at St. Jerome’s?

4. What does Saul’s teammate Buddy Black Wolf call Saul?

5. What did Saul’s mother often whisper about, which Saul did not understand in Chapter 3?

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