Touching Spirit Bear (CH 26-28) QUIZ

Cole prepares supper for everyone. What does he do to make it a “feast”?

• Cole cooks his favorite meal and explains how life is like a hot dog. He uses the at.óow as a tablecloth

  and explains its meaning.

• Cole cooks wild rabbits that he hunted himself and serves berries he collected from the woods, and

  American corn bread.

• Cole prepares the meal with care, sets the table with the best dinnerware he has, and brings in fresh

  wildflowers.

• Cole catches and cooks fresh fish. He makes bread and then invites everyone to eat at the table, covered by the at.óow.

Cole thanks Garvey for standing by him and asks how he can repay Garvey for all he’s done. What is

Garvey’s response?

• “Pay me back by not giving up on Peter.”

• “Edwin deserves the credit. Had it been up to me, I wouldn’t have done it.”

• “Remember this and do for others what I have done for you.”

• “There is no need to repay me. You have done everything on your own.”

When Cole pauses before rolling the ancestor rock down the hill, Peter does something surprising.

What is it?

• Peter suddenly gives the rock a hard shove and watches it roll to the bottom.

• Peter jumps in front of the rock to keep Cole from moving it.

• Peter violently hits Cole as hard as he can.

• Peter mocks Cole for doing something he thinks is stupid.

One morning, Peter bumps Cole, who falls and gets his clothes wet, causing him to skip his soak. What

does Peter do next?

• Peter picks up the ancestor rock and throws it at Cole.

• Peter runs away from Cole, laughing.

• Peter strips off his clothes and wades into the pond.

• Peter jumps into the water and tells his parents that Cole pushed him in.

What does Peter do during the storm to show Cole compassion and the beginning of trust?

• At dinner, Peter offers to let Cole have his share of the bread.

• Peter eats a snickers bar Cole leaves for him and says, “Thank you.”

• Peter takes off the at.óow and invites Cole to wrap himself in it.

• Peter invites Cole to stay in the cabin where it is warm and dry.

Peter takes every opportunity to get back at Cole by doing annoying things. When Peter destroys the

bear carving on the totem pole, what does Cole do?

• Cole invites Peter to carve his own totem pole.

• Cole loses his temper and hits Peter.

• Cole seeks out Garvey and asks his advice.

• Cole leaves the area and goes alone to soak.

Which of the below is NOT a lesson of the mouse dance?

• Mice are persistent and bold.

• Mice are survivors that make the best of their situation.

• Mice are secretive.

• Mice are often not noticed and see things others don’t.

What does Peter say he learned from his mouse dance?

• Peter says, “I learned that dancing can be fun!”

• Peter says, “I learned that you people are crazy!”

• Peter says, “I learned that I look like a stupid Dork!”

• Peter says, “I learned that I am like a mouse.”

When Peter fails to learn from the mouse dance, Cole is disheartened. What does Garvey say to reassure

him?

• Garvey tells Cole that Peter won’t learn from the dances until he is ready.

• Garvey tells him to be patient; it’s only the first dance.

• Garvey says that it will take all of their compassion and persistent efforts to reach Peter.

• Garvey reminds Cole that physical wounds heal faster than wounds of the spirit.

What does Peter do to Cole’s totem pole while Cole and Garvey are on a hike to look for whales?

• Peter sets the pole on fire to destroy it.

• Peter carves a picture of Cole’s face in the blank space.

• Peter cuts the center groove all the way through, severing the pole in half.

• Peter carves a new bear in Cole’s totem to replace the one he destroyed.