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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 say St. Jerome’s took from his world?

2. What does Saul refer to the team as for the way they traveled from game to game?

3. In Chapter 3, Saul says that he was how old when every thing he “knew of Indian died” (8)?

4. How many days do Saul and his grandmother travel before running out of food?

5. What happened to the Saul and Naomi’s canoe on the fourth day of their travels?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Saul’s family come to be called Indian Horse?

3. How does Saul come to play his first game with St. Jerome’s in Chapter 18?

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

5. Describe Benjamin’s final day.

6. Describe Naomi’s final moments.

7. What happened to Saul’s sister, Rachel, and brother, Benjamin?

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. What happens when Saul’s father and uncles begin bringing home liquor in Chapter 3?

10. Who are the Kapuskasing Chiefs and what do they want with the Moose in Chapter 29?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing some of the Imagery used in the novel. Find examples that involve each of the five senses. What benefit does using this imagery provide to readers?

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

Write an essay about Saul’s experience with racism in hockey.

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