TSB Section 2 Review

What weapon does Cole make when he sees the spirit bear?

• a bow with arrows

• a spear

• a knife

• an ax

Why is Cole waiting on the tide to change?

• He wants to catch fish and that is the best time

• He wants to check the shore for snails and other things he can eat

• He wants to swim with the current.

• He wants to catch the orca whales and that is the best time

In this section of the novel (Chapters 7 - 10) Cole thinks that he would rather be in jail than on the island.

• true

• false

Cole eats worms to survive.

• True

• False

What did Cole find to eat and where did he get it?

• a fish he found in the stream next to a sappling

• a dead seagull stuffed in the rocks on the beach

• a fish that he caught in shallow water

• a mouse he trapped and ate alive

Why is Cole confused by the actions of the Spirit Bear?

• The bear attacked Cole for no reason.

• The bear is not afraid of Cole.

• The bear ignores Cole completely and wanders away down the beach.

• The bear is trying to protect her bear cubs.

Even though he was badly injured, Cole was able to drive the bear away by using the knife.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Cole decided he wanted to live after he saw a dead seagull.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which quote from the novel best reveals Cole’s acceptance of his fate?

• “He knew only the moment, and this moment he was alive, the most alive he had ever felt.”

• “Cole had many things he wanted to explain but he was too weak and tired now.”

• “The Spirit Bear was also a memory that would never disappear from his mind or heart.”

• “But the past was another time and another life that Cole could never recapture – and didn’t want to.”

What was Garvy's explanation of why he helps Cole?

• He also went through circle justice

• because he was sent to jail at Cole's age and wishes he had circle justice

• because his brother is Edwin who was also banished at Cole's age