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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stories does Saul’s grandmother tell him when she is keeping him away from his drunken family?
(a) Stories of his grandfather and Ojibway medicine.
(b) Stories of his father as a child.
(c) Stories of Naomi as a mother.
(d) Stories of how bad liquor makes people.

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

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

4. Who leaves Gods Lake to take Ben to a priest, leaving Saul alone with his grandmother?
(a) Saul’s mother.
(b) Saul’s aunt and uncle.
(c) Saul’s parents, aunt, and uncle.
(d) Saul’s parents.

5. In Chapter 1, what does Saul say the Ojibway call themselves?
(a) Aki.
(b) Zhaunagush.
(c) Ojibway.
(d) Anishinabeg.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what tribe is Saul?

2. Saul feels the world spoke to him, a gift inherited from which of his relatives?

3. What does Father Leboutilier allow Saul to do since he is too young to play hockey?

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

5. To what town does Saul’s family move at the end of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Benjamin’s final day.

2. What does Saul vow never to do in front of anyone at St. Jerome’s and how did that make people see him?

3. Where is Saul Indian Horse at the start of the novel and what is he supposed to be doing in order to heal?

4. What is Broom-a-Buck described in Chapter 25?

5. What is Saul’s experience on the White River Falcons in Chapter 23?

6. Describe Saul’s life after his family leaves the bush in search of the white man’s drink.

7. Who are the Kapuskasing Chiefs and what do they want with the Moose in Chapter 29?

8. How does Saul come to play his first game with St. Jerome’s in Chapter 18?

9. Who is Fred Kelly and what does he want with Saul in Chapter 24?

10. What are the nighttime invasions described in Chapter 21?

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