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

2. In Chapter 31, when The Moose start playing outside the reservations what does Saul say they see rather than people cleaning the ice?
(a) The Moose. .
(b) Children.
(c) Arena workers.
(d) Zambonis.

3. What does the press often refer to in regards to Saul?
(a) His time at St. Jerome’s.
(b) That he lives with the Kelly’s.
(c) His being Indian.
(d) His parents leaving him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Saul return to at the start of Chapter 45?

2. Who is the scout that speaks with Saul in Chapter 34?

3. In Chapter 36, though Saul agrees to train in Marlboro, where does he feel he could live forever?

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

5. In what year, according to Jim Gibney, did the school close?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when the Moose get on the ice to play Kapuskasing in Chapter 30?

5. Who comes to play a hockey game with Saul at the end of the novel?

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

7. Who are Patrick and Elissa Sheehan?

8. What does Saul feel he needs to learn to do after returning to the New Dawn Centre in Chapter 52?

9. How does Virgil feel about Saul returning to Manitouwadge after leaving the Marlboros?

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

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