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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 does Saul teach himself to do at the start of Chapter 17?

2. How many games does the St. Jerome’s team win at the start of Chapter 23?

3. How does Saul see the other hockey players, as described at the start of Chapter 18?

4. How long has Saul been at the Centre?

5. What team of white mill and mine workers invites the Moose to play an exhibition against them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Saul’s life after his family leaves the bush in search of the white man’s drink.

2. After Father Leboutilier introduces hockey to the school Saul wants to play but is too young. What does Father suggest Saul do until he is old enough to play?

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

4. Who joins Saul during his early morning practices and what do they do?

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

6. What is Broom-a-Buck described in Chapter 25?

7. What is the conflict between the Naomi and the traditional ways and Saul’s mother and aunt?

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

9. When does Saul practice hockey and how in Chapter 16?

10. What happens to Saul when he arrives at St. Jerome’s in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the symbolic significance of God’s Lake throughout the novel. Use direct examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Saul’s relationship with Father Leboutilier and why he was receptive to some of his treatment.

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