Activity 7.2.2 – Chapter 11: Saul in Residential School

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Read Chapter 11 and answer the following questions:

  1. As he is being driven to St Jerome’s Residential School, Saul feels “lonely for the sky.” (p. 43) What does that suggest about his values, and about his new reality? 
  2. At the school the boys are stripped, scrubbed, disinfected and their hair is cut off. Why are the nuns supposed to be doing this - what do you think is their practical justification - and what does Saul think is the REAL reason? (pp. 44)
  3. After she has beaten Lonnie, Sister Ignacia’s mouth curves into a slight “grin” and she looks “beatific.” (p.47) Look up what this word in the glossary. What do these details tell us about her character?


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