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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. Where does Saul return to at the start of Chapter 45?

2. What happens to Katherine when Rebecca is in the Iron Sister?

3. What does Shabogeesick tell Saul he came to learn to carry within him?

4. Where does Saul have the cab drop him off in Chapter 49?

5. What is one of the names the men at the logging camp call Saul?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Kelly’s and Virgil feel about Saul’s decision to leave Manitouwadge?

2. In what ways are Saul’s Marlboro teammates different from Saul?

3. What vision does Saul have before deciding it is time to leave New Dawn Centre?

4. How does Saul feel about Father Leboutilier telling him he was free the last time they saw each other?

5. What does Saul feel he needs to learn to do after returning to the New Dawn Centre in Chapter 52?

6. As on the ice, Saul does not retaliate against his coworkers at the logging camp in Nagagami Lake until he is pushed to the edge. Describe this moment.

7. When Saul visits St. Jerome’s, what does he begin to recall about Father Leboutilier?

8. Who comes to play a hockey game with Saul at the end of the novel?

9. What is Virgil’s life like when Saul returns to Manitouwadge?

10. What do Saul and the Kellys discuss when Saul returns to Manitouwadge after leaving the New Dawn Centre?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel several people throw Saul a lifeline. Write an essay about Saul’s lifelines throughout the novel and how they moved the narrative forward.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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