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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. In Chapter 14, Saul vows to never do what in front of anyone at the school?
(a) Read.
(b) Cry.
(c) Speak.
(d) Smile.
2. What do they call the graveyard for all the children who died while at St. Jerome’s?
(a) The Indian Yard.
(b) The St. Jerome’s Graveyard.
(c) The Indian burial ground.
(d) The Yard.
3. Who was Naomi’s husband, who dreamt of going to Gods Lake to harvest rice?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Moses.
(c) Jacob. .
(d) Solomon.
4. Naomi wants to honor Ben in the traditional way, but his mother believes he needs to go where?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To a shaman.
(c) To a medicine man.
(d) To a priest.
5. Who are the two in charge at St. Jerome’s?
(a) Father John and Sister Mary.
(b) Father Ignacia and Sister Quinney.
(c) Father Quinney and Sister Ignacia.
(d) Father Leboutilier and Sister Ignacia.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ervin Ear call Saul?
2. Who is Saul’s counselor at the Centre, mentioned in Chapter 1?
3. Who is the Ojibway man standing with Father Leboutilier during a scrimmage in Chapter 24?
4. How old was Saul’s sister when she was taken by the Zhaunagush?
5. What do the students do in Chapter 13 during a rare moment without supervision?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Saul’s life after his family leaves the bush in search of the white man’s drink.
2. When does Saul practice hockey and how in Chapter 16?
3. What is the Iron Sister described in Chapter 12 and why are students sent there?
4. What happens when Saul’s father and uncles begin bringing home liquor in Chapter 3?
5. What is Saul’s experience on the White River Falcons in Chapter 23?
6. What happened to Saul’s sister, Rachel, and brother, Benjamin?
7. What does Saul mean by the spectre that lived in all of the adults, particularly his mother?
8. Describe Naomi’s final moments.
9. What is Broom-a-Buck described in Chapter 25?
10. What praise does Father Leboutilier give to Saul during and after his first game in The White River arena in Chapter 20?
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