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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 team is Saul playing against when he finally retaliates and throws a punch after getting whacked on the back of the knees?
(a) London Knights.
(b) The Kapuskasing Chiefs.
(c) The White Falcons.
(d) The Eagles.

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

3. What are the names of the Irish couple Saul stays with in Toronto in Chapter 37?
(a) Patrick and Elissa Sheehan.
(b) Patrick and LeeAnn Swift.
(c) Paul and Ellen Sheehan.
(d) Patricia and Elian Sheehan.

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

5. What does Fred say he goes to St. Jerome’s every year to try to do?
(a) Offer forgiveness.
(b) Cry.
(c) Smash windows.
(d) Light fires.

Short Answer Questions

1. After making the Marlboro team, what does Saul feel he has more of in the players because of their skill level?

2. Where does Saul begin to go for lunch and dinner because he missed the banter of the hockey bench?

3. 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?

4. What does Saul find calms his rage in Chapter 44?

5. Where does Saul head to at the end of Chapter 46?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Kelly’s and Virgil feel about Saul’s decision to leave Manitouwadge?

2. What is Ernie Jack’s argument to Saul for taking Jack Lanahan up on his offer to train?

3. What do Saul and the Kellys discuss when Saul returns to Manitouwadge after leaving the New Dawn Centre?

4. What does Saul open up to Virgil about in Chapter 55?

5. What does Saul think he wants to do, rather than play hockey?

6. How does Saul’s relationship with alcohol begin?

7. What does Saul see Rebecca Wolf doing before she stabs herself in the Indian Yard?

8. How does Saul feel about Father Leboutilier telling him he was free the last time they saw each other?

9. In what ways are Saul’s Marlboro teammates different from Saul?

10. In what way does Saul feel Ervin is an angel?

(see the answer keys)

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