Touching Spirit Bear Final Assessment

Garvey and Edwin help Cole because they both caused pain to other when they were young men.

• True
• False

Garvey was banished to the island as a young man.

• True
• False

When you become part of the "Circle", you become "invisible"

• True
• False

Who maintains the proceedings of a sentencing circle?

• The Victim
• The Offender
• The Keeper

Peter beat up Cole because

• he was bored.
• he missed Minneapolis.
• he was angry with Cole and this was a way to let out his anger.

What is Circle Justice?

• There is no such thing.
• Justice that seeks to heal the offender rather than punish him/her.
• A justice system used only in Europe.

What does this quote reveal about Cole's mother's opinion of her ex-husband? "Your Father carried too much baggage from his past-baggage he never dealt with."

• Cole's father resents Cole's mother and never explains his feelings.
• Cole's father has difficulty dealing with his son because of what happened in his own childhood.
• Cole's father has difficulty carrying heavy luggage because of an injury in his childhood.

What action BEST demonstrates a change in Mrs. Matthew's attitude (Cole's mother) toward Cole's situation?

• She breaks her silence and presses charges against her ex-husband.
• She stands by Cole's bed and wrings her hands on her visits to the hospital.
• She warns Cole not to burn his bridges and pay his debt to society.

Why does Garvey compare the whole world to a hot dog?

• Life is round like a hot dog; it continues and ends then starts again.
• A shared hot dog means the world to Edwin.
• Life is what you put into it; it can be a simple meal or a celebration.

Cole takes part in the dances because

• he likes to hip hop.
• he wants to trust and heal.
• to please Garvey and Edwin.