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--March 18, 2019.

1. A. There had been a forest fire in the township in 1870. The fire cleared a good amount of undulating land creating an ideal spot on which to construct the Saint-Jovite mission.

2. D. All of the above.

3. C. 8%.

4. B. Paper.

5. A. P’tit Train du Nord.

6. D. Île d’Orléans.

7. A. The clearing of lands and the burning of the debris.

--March 13, 2019.

1. Why was the area in which Curé Samuel Ouimet built the Saint-Jovite mission in 1879 known as “Grand-Brûlé” (big burn)?
a. There had been a forest fire in the township in 1870
b. It was named in honour of Étienne-Brûlé
c. In 1877, a local logging yard caught fire and the flames reached up to 20 metres high
d. The area was named after the intention of the mission: to incinerate satanic spirits

--March 13, 2019.