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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Saul when he leaves Manitouwadge in Chapter 43?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

3. What does Saul see Indian boys doing in the moon at the end of Chapter 51?
(a) Going to St. Jerome’s.
(b) Playing hockey.
(c) Crushing Rice pods.
(d) Singing in Ojibway.

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

5. After his work at the Centre is complete, where does Saul go?
(a) Church.
(b) St. Jerome’s.
(c) The Kellys'.
(d) Father Leboutilier’s.

6. What does Virgil tell Saul it feels like he is doing in leaving Manitouwadge?
(a) What he should have done long ago.
(b) Running away.
(c) Ditching him.
(d) The right thing.

7. What does Ervin do just before eating the steak dinner he ordered for himself and Saul?
(a) Punch Saul.
(b) Pray.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Pay.

8. What does Shabogeesick tell Saul he came to learn to carry within him?
(a) An eagle feather fan.
(b) His strength.
(c) A horse.
(d) Gods River.

9. What is Saul told he is after the game in Chapter 30?
(a) Terrible.
(b) The first star.
(c) A poor loser.
(d) The best.

10. How many points does Saul score in nine games despite being benched much of the time for fighting?
(a) 9.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 23.

11. What does Saul recall Father Leboutilier doing to him both on the rink and in his bed at night?
(a) Molesting him.
(b) Reading to him.
(c) Watching TV with him.
(d) Talking to him.

12. Where was Saul taken to after having a seizure on a sidewalk in Winnipeg?
(a) Hospital. .
(b) Fred Kelly’s.
(c) The New Dawn Centre.
(d) Jail.

13. What does Rebecca do in the Indian Yard after finding out about her sister?
(a) She stabs herself and dies.
(b) She prays with Sister Ignacia.
(c) She yells at Father Quinney.
(d) She starts a fire.

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

15. Fred tells Saul that they are not responsible for their past, but they are responsible for their own what?
(a) Playing.
(b) Family.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Healing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Saul tell Jack Lanahan his knowledge of higher level hockey is?

2. What type of work does Saul do for Ervin?

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

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

5. After writing his story, Saul is disappointed that he is not what, as he expected he would be?

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