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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who begins to join Saul in his early morning practice in Chapter 22?
(a) Lonnie Rabbit.
(b) Father Quinney.
(c) Father Leboutilier.
(d) Sister Ignacia.

2. What do the students do in Chapter 13 during a rare moment without supervision?
(a) They sing Ojibway prayer songs.
(b) They cook traditional food.
(c) They fish in the traditional way.
(d) They run away.

3. What is the name of the game the white locals played in which they hang out of their car windows with a broomstick and strike Indians?
(a) Broom-a-Buck.
(b) Buck-a-head.
(c) Indian head.
(d) Broom-a-head.

4. What did Saul’s mother often whisper about, which Saul did not understand in Chapter 3?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) The fire.
(c) The school.
(d) The doctor.

5. In Chapter 1, what does Saul say the Ojibway call themselves?
(a) Aki.
(b) Ojibway.
(c) Anishinabeg.
(d) Zhaunagush.

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

7. What happened to the Saul and Naomi’s canoe on the fourth day of their travels?
(a) It was stolen.
(b) It smashed into a boulder and split.
(c) It disappeared.
(d) They sold it to buy food.

8. Who are the two in charge at St. Jerome’s?
(a) Father Ignacia and Sister Quinney.
(b) Father Quinney and Sister Ignacia.
(c) Father Leboutilier and Sister Ignacia.
(d) Father John and Sister Mary.

9. To what town does Saul’s family move at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Kenora.
(b) Redditt.
(c) Manitouwadge.
(d) Minoose.

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

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

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

13. What does Father Leboutilier allow Saul to do since he is too young to play hockey?
(a) Play other sports.
(b) Get his own TV to watch games.
(c) Clean the rink.
(d) Practice with the team.

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

15. 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 education.
(c) The light.
(d) The Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Saul been at the Centre?

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

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

4. From what tribe is Saul?

5. What happens to Curtis White Fox after his mouth is washed with lye soap when he is caught speaking Ojibway?

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