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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do students at St. Jerome’s call Saul because he can read English?

2. What is the name of the new priest, introduced in Chapter 15?

3. How old is Saul when Benjamin was taken by the Zhaunagush at gunpoint?

4. Who guided Saul’s family’s ten-day journey to Gods Lake?

5. What does Saul use for hockey pucks when he starts to teach himself to play in the early mornings after cleaning the rink?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the argument Naomi and Saul’s aunt have about rice in Chapter 7?

3. What is the story of Saul’s great-grandfather Shabogeesick and the horse he brought to his people?

4. As Saul learns to skate he feels he can perform any move he envisions. How does he relate this to something his grandmother had taught him about the universe?

5. What happens to Arden Little Light at St. Jerome’s?

6. What does Saul mean by the spectre that lived in all of the adults, particularly his mother?

7. How does Naomi care for Saul during their travels in Chapter 10?

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

9. How do the Moose get from game to game and where do they stay?

10. Describe Benjamin’s final day.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the ways in which Saul’s journey mirror that of his parents.

Essay Topic 2

Saul believes he shares his great-grandfather’s gift of having the world speak to him. Analyze the moments throughout Indian Horse when the world spoke to Saul.

Essay Topic 3

What was the “spectre” that lived in the adults of Saul’s tribe and in what way does this spectre end up living in Saul?

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