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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Saul’s grandmother’s name?
(a) Naomi.
(b) Aki.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sarah.

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

4. What number does Saul choose because nobody else chooses it?
(a) 99.
(b) 8.
(c) 13.
(d) 1.

5. What does Saul use for hockey pucks when he starts to teach himself to play in the early mornings after cleaning the rink?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Horse poop.
(c) Frozen biscuits.
(d) Hardened snow.

6. Who is the author of Indian Horse?
(a) Richard Wagamese.
(b) Saul Wagamese.
(c) Saul Indian Horse.
(d) Richard Wagner.

7. Who is the narrator’s father?
(a) Shabogeesick.
(b) Joseph Indian Horse.
(c) John Indian Horse.
(d) Saul Indian Horse.

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

9. Why is Saul at the Centre?
(a) Depression.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) To work.
(d) A broken ankle.

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

11. What does Saul teach himself to do at the start of Chapter 17?
(a) Rollerblade.
(b) Read English.
(c) Pray.
(d) Ice skate.

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

13. What is the only reason they do not change Saul’s name at St. Jerome’s?
(a) It is a biblical name.
(b) They cannot think of another name.
(c) He will not suggest another name.
(d) They like it.

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

15. Where does Naomi suggest they all move for the sake of Benjamin's health and so Saul is not taken?
(a) The bush.
(b) Gods Lake.
(c) Toronto.
(d) The United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Saul’s sister when she was taken by the Zhaunagush?

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?

3. What does Saul use to practice on during the summer months?

4. Who leaves Gods Lake to take Ben to a priest, leaving Saul alone with his grandmother?

5. Who does Saul replace as center in Chapter 18 after he injured his ankle?

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