Touching Spirit Bear Chapter 20-23 Summary and Vocab

How does skipping his morning soak affect Cole?

• Cole feels empty, like something is missing.

• Cole is surprised that he still feels good.

• Cole becomes angry and lazy.

• Cole feels on edge and sore.

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When Cole returns from his soak, what does he tell Garvey and Edwin he learned that helps them decide to let him stay?

• Cole apologizes and says he realizes he'll never get over his anger if he doesn't stop blaming others for everything.

• Cole tells them that he is just starting to understand himself. He wants to stay on the island to try to resolve his own problems.

• Cole tells Garvey and Edwin that he wants to help his father. He realizes that his father has anger issues, just like he has.

• Cole tell Garvey and Edwin that he wants to stay on the island to grow in strength and character to become a better person.

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When does Cole realize that he is not being sent away from the island?

• Cole thinks he will be allowed to stay when Garvey tells him to gather more firewood.

• Cole realizes he will be staying on the island when Edwin finally smiles at him.

• Cole realizes he is being given another chance when Edwin tells him that he should finish the cabin.

• Cole knows he has to stay on the island when he sees and confronts the Spirit Bear again.

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Edwin visits Cole and sees Cole tried to carve the log into a canoe. Although Edwin is not about it, he is proud of Cole for one thing. What is it?

• Edwin is proud of Cole for building the shelter all by himself.

• Edwin is proud of Cole for cutting the deep groove in the log.

• Edwin is proud of Cole for his commitment to the project.

• Edwin is proud of Cole for his honesty

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What does it mean to be invisible, and what does Cole believe is the secret to invisibility?

• It means not being sensed or felt, mentally or physically; it has to do with having a clear mind - no anger, no desire to control or to hurt.

• It means accepting things for what or who they are without any expectations; it makes you invisible to them.

• To be invisible, you must connect with your ancestors in the circle of life. You become one with the past, present, and future.

• It means understanding your own faults. When you understand your own faults, you can face them and make peace with them.

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Garvey gives Cole a gift. What is it, and what does Garvey say it can be used for?

• Garvey gives Cole a bear claw necklace and says it will help him respect the strength of the bear and protect him from future attacks.

• Garvey gives Cole a bag of herbs and directions for learning ancient Tlingit methods of healing illnesses and treating wounds.

• Garvey gives Cole a miniature totem and says that it, like the at.oow, is from his ancestors. Cole can carry it as a tribute to his own ancestors.

• Garvey gives Cole a knife and says it can be used to create or to destroy. It will help Cole discover what is inside him so he can begin to heal.

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How does Cole begin to see himself as he gazes at the Spirit Bear?

• Cole realizes how out of touch with the natural world he had become in Minneapolis. He is camouflaged better now

• Cole begins to see himself as a Native American as he gazes at the Spirit Bear. He has been guided by Edwin and Garvey

• Cole begins to see himself as his father and recognizes how far that is from who he should be.

• Cole no longer sees himself as a juvenile delinquent, but as a part of the landscape; he is a part of a circle.

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stopped

• grub

• ceased

• trance

• composure

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Known to oneself; aware

• conscious

• awkward

• hypnotic

• ingenuity

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cleverness

• conjuring

• trance

• ingenuity

• invisible

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