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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. Naomi wants to honor Ben in the traditional way, but his mother believes he needs to go where?

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

3. What does Saul’s teammate Buddy Black Wolf call Saul?

4. On what River did Saul’s great-grandfather and his people live?

5. Saul describes that his grandmother took them to live in the remote bush after seeing her own children return from the school they were taken to with what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the Iron Sister described in Chapter 12 and why are students sent there?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about life at St. Jerome’s. Analyze the images, words, phrases and other descriptive elements used to describe what life is like there.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay analyzing the significance of Saul’s connection with nature.

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