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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. For several days after fishing, many of the students cry and the nuns smile thinking that what has happened to them?
2. Who is Saul’s counselor at the Centre, mentioned in Chapter 1?
3. What does Saul use for hockey pucks when he starts to teach himself to play in the early mornings after cleaning the rink?
4. Who are the two in charge at St. Jerome’s?
5. What do the students do in Chapter 13 during a rare moment without supervision?
Short Essay Questions
1. Though Father Quinney and Sister Ignacia do not want Saul to play hockey at first, Father Quinney later changes his mind. Why?
2. Who is Fred Kelly and what does he want with Saul in Chapter 24?
3. Who joins Saul during his early morning practices and what do they do?
4. Who are the Kapuskasing Chiefs and what do they want with the Moose in Chapter 29?
5. What is the argument Naomi and Saul’s aunt have about rice in Chapter 7?
6. How do the Moose get from game to game and where do they stay?
7. When does Saul practice hockey and how in Chapter 16?
8. What is Saul’s experience on the White River Falcons in Chapter 23?
9. What is Broom-a-Buck described in Chapter 25?
10. What do the students at St. Jerome’s do in Chapter 13 during a rare time with no supervision?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Saul often feels he is an outsider from the moment his grandmother dies. Write an essay about the times throughout the novel that Saul says he feels he is an outsider and the brief moments he does not feel he is an outsider.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay outlining Saul’s journey revising his past and its impact on his healing and the overall theme of healing in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Wagamese’s choice to wait to expose Father Leboutilier’s abuse until closer to the end of the novel.
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