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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Saul’s teammates tell him that if he does not take up the scout on his offer he will beat him up if he sees him on the same rink in Manitouwadge in ten years?
(a) Ervin Jack.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Fred Kelly.
(d) Little Chief.

2. Who approaches Saul when he is almost passed out at a bar?
(a) Edgar Swift.
(b) Elbert Sift.
(c) Ervin Sift.
(d) Irwin Swift.

3. How do Saul’s teammates react when a player from the London Knights hits him?
(a) They quit.
(b) They yell at him.
(c) They call the ref.
(d) They laugh.

4. Who does Saul face off with at the game at the end of the novel?
(a) Ervin.
(b) Fred.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Father Leboutilier.

5. Which Moose player urges Saul to try for the Marlboros so that he does not end up like him, 23 and working in the mine since he was 16?
(a) Ervin Jack.
(b) Ernie Johnson.
(c) Everett Johns.
(d) Ernie Jack.

6. Where is the logging camp Saul is sent to in Chapter 41?
(a) Minaki.
(b) St. Jerome’s.
(c) Gods Lake.
(d) Nagagami Lake.

7. A social worker at the Centre tells Saul it is the best place for what people to get help?
(a) Native.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Hockey players.
(d) Canadian.

8. In what language do the students sing in the Indian Yard. at the end of Chapter 39?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) Ojibway.

9. What does Saul let himself do after Shabogeesick leaves and his family stays singing?
(a) Mourn.
(b) Play hockey.
(c) Scream.
(d) Drink.

10. What does Saul see heading toward him at Gods Lake in Chapter 51?
(a) A canoe carrying his family.
(b) A school of fish.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A fire.

11. What does the crowd throw onto the ice in Chapter 38?
(a) Cups.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Indian dolls and horse turds.
(d) Hockey pucks.

12. Who does Saul see in Chapter 48 while camping in the bush near the New Dawn Centre?
(a) Solomon.
(b) Shabogeesick.
(c) Naomi.
(d) Father Leboutilier.

13. In Chapter 38, Saul no longer passes the puck to his teammates and becomes a what?
(a) A bench hog.
(b) A quitter.
(c) Puck hog.
(d) A bad player.

14. What does Virgil invite Saul to do that evening with some Moose players?
(a) Watch a game on TV.
(b) Drink beer.
(c) Take a ride in the old team van.
(d) Play hockey.

15. What does Saul find calms his rage in Chapter 44?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Moose players see in the glass case in the lobby of the Kapuskasing arena?

2. What team does the scout say he can get Saul a tryout with in Chapter 34?

3. How many points does Saul score in nine games despite being benched much of the time for fighting?

4. What does the crowd throw on the ice after the Moose get into a fight with the opposing team when one of their members hit Saul?

5. What does Saul believe Ervin is for the way he helped him without pushing him?

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