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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. How do Saul’s teammates react when a player from the London Knights hits him?
(a) They quit.
(b) They yell at him.
(c) They call the ref.
(d) They laugh.

2. What does Saul tell the Kellys he wants to do, rather than play hockey?
(a) Teach school.
(b) Become a boxer.
(c) Coach Native kids.
(d) Drink alcohol.

3. What does the crowd do when the announcers introduce the Moose players?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Stand up.
(c) Cheer.
(d) Boo.

4. What does Saul learn about the player he saw on the team Virgil coached that Saul thought had the most promise?
(a) He is only 8.
(b) He’s been drafted.
(c) He is Virgil’s son.
(d) He is Saul’s son.

5. What does Saul let himself do after Shabogeesick leaves and his family stays singing?
(a) Play hockey.
(b) Scream.
(c) Mourn.
(d) Drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Moose players see in the glass case in the lobby of the Kapuskasing arena?

2. What do the papers begin calling Saul after he begins fighting during the games?

3. Who does Saul face off with at the game at the end of the novel?

4. Where does Saul take a motorboat boat the start of Chapter 50?

5. What does Virgil invite Saul to do that evening with some Moose players?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has Saul changed when playing hockey in Chapter 42?

4. What begins happening to Saul and results in his being taken to New Dawn Centre?

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

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

7. Who is the white man that begins showing up at games in Chapter 33 and what does he want with Saul?

8. What vision does Saul have before deciding it is time to leave New Dawn Centre?

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

10. As on the ice, Saul does not retaliate against his coworkers at the logging camp in Nagagami Lake until he is pushed to the edge. Describe this moment.

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