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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What animal did Saul’s great-grandfather bring to his people that they had never seen before?
(a) A dog.
(b) A kitten.
(c) A coyote.
(d) A horse.

4. What sport does Father Leboutilier introduce to the kids at St. Jerome’s?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Football.

5. What does Ervin Ear call Saul?
(a) Speedy Saul.
(b) A pain in the butt, but good.
(c) Quiet, but okay.
(d) A bag of antlers, but fast.

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

7. 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) Indian head.
(b) Broom-a-Buck.
(c) Buck-a-head.
(d) Broom-a-head.

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

9. What does Saul say St. Jerome’s took from his world?
(a) The light.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His roots.
(d) His family.

10. Naomi wants to honor Ben in the traditional way, but his mother believes he needs to go where?
(a) To a shaman.
(b) To the hospital.
(c) To a priest.
(d) To a medicine man.

11. 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) Minoose.
(b) Minaki.
(c) Redditt.
(d) Toronto.

12. How many days do Saul and his grandmother travel before running out of food?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister Ignacia do to Lonnie Rabbit when he argues about changing his name?

2. What happens to Naomi while she and Saul are huddled together for warmth in Chapter 10?

3. What is the name of Fred’s 17-year-old son and captain of the Moose?

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

5. After Naomi carries Saul until she falls, where does he realize they are?

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