Questions
Basic Questions
1. Who is the person Saul meets at the bar who offers him help?
A: Ervin Sift
2. What is the name of the treatment center that Saul ends up in?
A: The New Dawn Center
3. Where does the story end?
A: Back at the Manitouwadge arena.
4. What are the two old places that Saul revisits in this section?
A: St.Jerome' s and Gods Lake
Open-ended Questions
5. Why do you think Saul went back to St.Jerome' s'?
A: It was the place were place were his hockey career started and he thought he could find closure there.
6. Do you think Saul will turn his life around?
A: Yes. He is finally happy back at Manitouwadge and the Kellys will help him along the way.
7. If Father Leboutilier have never come to the school, would Saul's life have turned out better or worse?
A: Worse. The one great thing Father Leboutilier did was allow for Saul to leave the school. If he had stayed, even after he graduated, he would have no family to go to. At least he has the Kellys.
Theme Questions
8.What do you think is the most prevalent theme in this book?
A: Racism
9. How important is the value of nature in Saul's life?
A: Very. It is the one consistent source of joy for Saul throughout the entire book.
10. Of all the racism faced by Saul and his fellow Ojibway, what event do you think was the most signicant?
A: The Café
11. What other themes are important ones in this novel.
A: Spiritual Healing
I completely agree with your answer for your fifth question but after reading our novel's review I began to change my thinking. The author states that "Saul chronicles his life story as a means of identifying the source of his addiction." this got me thinking that his return to St. Jerome's might have been another one of Saul's attempts at identifying the source of his addiction.
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