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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 at the start of Chapter 52? .

2. How do Saul’s teammates react when a player from the London Knights hits him?

3. Who is the scout that speaks with Saul in Chapter 34?

4. What does Saul tell Jack Lanahan his knowledge of higher level hockey is?

5. What does the crowd throw on the ice after the Moose get into a fight with the opposing team when one of their members hit Saul?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Saul changed when playing hockey in Chapter 42?

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

3. Who are Patrick and Elissa Sheehan?

4. What is Ernie Jack’s argument to Saul for taking Jack Lanahan up on his offer to train?

5. Despite the rough treatment, the name calling, and getting spit on why does Saul choose not to fight back?

6. What does Fred go to St. Jerome’s for yearly, and what is his view on dealing with his past?

7. Who is Ervin Sift and how does he help Saul?

8. What does Saul open up to Virgil about in Chapter 55?

9. Who is the white man that begins showing up at games in Chapter 33 and what does he want with Saul?

10. What happens when the Moose get on the ice to play Kapuskasing in Chapter 30?

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 analyzing the significance of Saul’s connection with nature.

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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