Touching Spirit Bear Final Test

What does the word banishment mean in the story?  

• frustration
• patience
• demands
• exclusion

Why did Cole beat up Peter Driscal?

• Peter ratted on him for robbing a hardware store

• Peter bullied him

• Peter tried to help him read

• He wanted to be his friend

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

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

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. 

What did Cole do to his shelter?

• took a nap
• burned it down
• cleaned it up
• hung out in it 

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 

How does Cole react to his victim during Circle Justice?

• Cole glares threateningly at Peter.
• Cole refuses to look Peter directly in the eye.
• Cole taps his shoe against the leg of his victim’s chair.
• Cole reluctantly holds his victim’s hand while sitting in Circle Justice.

What did Garvey give Cole to take care of and respect?

• at oow
• hat
• picture
• shelter

What evidence best supports that Cole has actually seen Spirit Bear? a)  b) .c)  *d) 

• Cole squints to find a motionless, massive image across the shoreline.
• Cole’s charred hunting knife is covered with Spirit Bear’s blood
• Cole pulls out a tuft of white fur he kept in his pocket.
• Cole’s wounds show signs of bear claws.

Peter’s lawyer says that any solution found by Circle Justice must do two things. What two things was the lawyer referring to?

• Members of Circle Justice hold hands and pray.
• Cole must go to jail as well as pay for Peter’s medical care.
• Society should be protected from Cole as well as Cole taking responsibility for his wrong doing. 
• Peter should have the opportunity to hurt Cole in return as well as receive money for damages.