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WorksheetsIndian Horse Chapters 17-23
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What show on television encourages Saul to pursue hockey?
Hockey Night in Canada
Toronto Maple Leafs Live
Montreal Canadians Saturday Night
NHL on ABC
What piece of furniture helps Saul learn to skate?
A ladder
A footstool
A chair
A coat rack
Why does Saul love to skate?
He doesn't want to go to school
It feels pure and new
He likes the cold
It is something he used to do with his family
What comparison does Saul make when watching the boys play hockey?
They were like wild horses
They were like the night wind
They were warrior like
The reminded him of deer in woods
What happens to give Saul the chance to play on the hockey team?
The nuns found Little Apple in the barn
A player twisted his ankle and Saul took his place
Saul beat up one of the boys so he couldn't play
Father Leboutlier found him practicing one morning and was impressed
Which famous NHL player does Saul most try to copy? (Hint: #4 for Montreal Canadians, 2nd player to score 1000 goals, first Conn Smythe trophy winner, and the most Stanley Cup championships of any player ever at 17).
Jean Beliveau
Wayne Gretzky
Sidney Crosby
Alex Ovechkin
Why didn't Father Quinney and Sister Ignacia want Saul to play hockey?
They thought hockey was the devil's sport
They both hated to see him have fun
The thought he should be in school instead
They thought he was too small and young
What was so strange about playing their first game in White River
It was so far away
They were playing white people for the first time
The game was being played inside an arena instead of outside like the were used to
They did not have skates and had to play in their sock feet
What is the outcome of the first game Saul plays in against White River?
He wins the game with 3 goals and 2 assists
He gets checked into the boards and breaks an arm
He isn't allowed to play because he is too small
His team loses against the bigger town team
Hockey is heaven, the school though is still hell for the children. What happens to Lenny Mink?
He gets beaten by the nuns for not eating
He is the first student to graduate
He died when he got hit by a chain and buried with no funeral
He married one of the girls at the school
what great surprise happens for Saul when the next hockey season begins?
The town team gets him to play for them
He learns how to ski
He falls in love with a native girl
He wins a trip to a NHL game
In what way is Saul first introduced to racism when playing for the town team?
The people call him names when he is playing
The white players won't pass him the puck
The parents of other players think he is too good and want their own kids to play
The government made it against the law for Indians to skate
