Touching Spirit Bear Part 1

Cole is an angry juvenile delinquent. Which sentence from the text BEST supports this characterization of Cole?

• "'Aren't you guys ever leaving?' he snapped."

• "Cole jumped on him again and started smashing his head against the sidewalk."

• "...after a week passed, Cole bragged about the break-in at school."

• "Each night guards locked the room's thick steel door."

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This book's main character is

• Nathaniel Blackwood
• Cole Matthews
• Garvey
• Edwin

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The main character is from 

• Drake, Alaska
• Buffalo
• Minneapolis
• Canada

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What is the parole officer's name?

• Edwin
• Bob
• Peter
• Garvey

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Cole beat up a kid at school for?

• Insulting him

• To get money

• telling on him

• Just to do it

What two words best describe Cole Matthews at the beginning of the novel?  

• angry, defiant
• shamed, gutless
• fearful, humble
• vicious, relaxed

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Read the following quote from Chapter 2:
“Nobody is going to baby-sit you here. If you eat you’ll live. If not, you’ll die. This land can provide for you or kill you.”
What does the quote reveal about Edwin’s opinion of Cole’s position? 

• Edwin thinks Cole is not taking his banishment seriously
•  Edwin thinks Cole will do well during his stay on the island. 
• Edwin thinks Cole should baby-sit the animals on the island. 
• Edwin thinks Cole is nuts to agree to live on the island for a year. 

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What is the author’s purpose for using flashback in the novel? 

• to entertain the reader with an amusing moment from Cole’s past 
• to reveal to the reader what will happen to Cole in the future
• to show Cole as a teenager who regrets his past 
• to reveal why Cole’s character acts the way he does 

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What did Cole do to the campground that was prepared for him?

• Thanked Garvey and Edwin

• Added to it, making it even better.

• Burned it down

• Moved it closer to the water

Which word does NOT describe Cole?

• angry

• respectful

• violent

• stubborn