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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do students of St. Jerome's watch hockey games with Father Leboutilier?
(a) The chapel.
(b) The classroom.
(c) In his room.
(d) The arena.

2. What does Fred say to Saul after he proves himself on the ice in Chapter 25?
(a) Welcome to the Moose.
(b) Welcome home.
(c) You are home.
(d) Good job.

3. What reason does Levi Deiter give to Father Leboutilier for Saul no longer being able to play with the Falcons right before Saul’s eleventh game?
(a) He was too slow.
(b) He was too quiet.
(c) He was not good enough.
(d) Parents complained that Saul was on the ice more than their white children.

4. How old was Saul’s sister when she was taken by the Zhaunagush?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

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

6. 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.

7. What team of white mill and mine workers invites the Moose to play an exhibition against them?
(a) The Chieftans.
(b) The Zambonis.
(c) The Kapuskasing Captains.
(d) The Kapuskasing Chiefs.

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

9. 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) A heavy sorrow.
(b) A yearning to return to school.
(c) The ability to read in English.
(d) A fear of God.

10. What team is Saul invited to join after his first few games with St. Jerome's?
(a) White River Falcons.
(b) The Great Lake Falcons.
(c) The Lakeside Falcons.
(d) The White River Eagles.

11. 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) Enrich.
(d) Scorch.

12. Where is the school Benjamin runs away from before finding his family in Redditt?
(a) Redditt.
(b) Manitouwadge.
(c) Aki.
(d) Kenora.

13. What do students at St. Jerome’s call Saul because he can read English?
(a) Keewatin.
(b) Teacher’s pet.
(c) Anishinabeg.
(d) Zhaunagush.

14. Who does Saul’s aunt tell Naomi she was taught to fear at her school?
(a) God.
(b) Priests.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Nuns.

15. How many games does the St. Jerome’s team win at the start of Chapter 23?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of Indian Horse, introduced at the start of Chapter 1?

2. Where does Naomi suggest they all move for the sake of Benjamin's health and so Saul is not taken?

3. In Chapter 27, how does Saul say news of tournaments traveled around the reservations?

4. What animal did Saul’s great-grandfather bring to his people that they had never seen before?

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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