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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’s great-grandfather shake at him before disappearing by horse with his family?
2. What does Saul pick up amidst the trash and toys he finds around St. Jeromes?
3. Who does Saul face off with at the game at the end of the novel?
4. What does Saul offer to the lake in prayer and thanks at the end of Chapter 51?
5. Where is the logging camp Saul is sent to in Chapter 41?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. What do Saul and the Kellys discuss when Saul returns to Manitouwadge after leaving the New Dawn Centre?
3. How does Saul feel about Father Leboutilier telling him he was free the last time they saw each other?
4. What is Ernie Jack’s argument to Saul for taking Jack Lanahan up on his offer to train?
5. What does Saul think he wants to do, rather than play hockey?
6. What happens when the Moose get on the ice to play Kapuskasing in Chapter 30?
7. In what ways are Saul’s Marlboro teammates different from Saul?
8. What is the conversation between Saul and Shabogeesick when he sees him in Gods Lake in Chapter 51?
9. How does Virgil feel about Saul returning to Manitouwadge after leaving the Marlboros?
10. In what way does Saul feel Ervin is an angel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Analyze the conflict between the traditional Native ways and the ways of the white man throughout Indian Head.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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