Touching Spirit Bear Quiz Ch. 14-19

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

• Cole's father resents Cole's mother and never explains his feelings.
• Cole's father has difficulty carrying heavy luggage because of an injury in his childhood.
• Cole's father has difficulty dealing with his son because of what happened in his own childhood.
• Cole's father was given too many material things when he was younger and never appreciated them.

What action best demonstrates a change in Mrs. Matthew's attitude toward Cole's situation?

• She stands by Cole's bed and wrings her hands on her visits to the hospital.
• She warns Cole that he is lucky to be alive and he might become crippled.
• She warns Cole not to burn his bridges and pay his debt to society.
• She breaks her silence and presses charges against her ex-husband.

When Cole returns to the circle, there are two people missing. Who are they?

• Edwin and Garvey
• Cole's lawyer and Peter's lawyer
• Cole's father and Peter
• Cole's mother and father

What do most members of the Circle believe should happen to Cole when he is released from the hospital?

• Most members believe that the attack was enough punishment and he should be set free.
• Most members believe since Cole is injured, he will be better off in the custody of his mother.
• The members believe Cole will succeed if they give him another chance on the island.
• The members believe it was appropriate to send Cole back into the traditional judicial system.

How does Edwin demonstrate the change in Cole's life?

• Cole did not come out swinging when Edwin pushed him over.
• Edwin used a circle to demonstrate the path that Cole is on.
• Edwin asks Cole to give a speech about how he has changed.
• Cole demonstrated he hasn't changed by hitting Edwin after he pushed him over.

The Keeper says that they have no way of knowing if Cole is over his anger. What is his response?

• Cole gets angry and throws a chair at the Keeper.
• Coles agrees and says that he is a weak person, and they should not trust him.
• Cole stays silent and hopes that everyone will ignore him.
• Cole agrees that he is not over the anger, but he is stronger because he can ask for help and tell the truth.

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

• Life is what you put into it; it can be a simple meal or a celebration.
• Hot dogs are the main food during Cole's banishment.
• A shared hot dog means the world to Edwin.
• Everyone loves to eat a hot dog at parties.

What does Edwin say Cole is supposed to imagine as he rolls the ancestor rock down the hill in Ch. 17?

• The days on the island passing by.
• Everyone he doesn't like.
• All his past failures leaving him.
• His anger rolling away.

How did Edwin's ritual at the pond affect Cole?

• Cole realized the frigid pond caused stiffness and pain in his joints.
• Cole realized happiness is a choice to be made one day at a time.
• Cole dreaded soaking because of the bitter cold water.
• Cole admitted that thinking makes him mad.

What does Cole begin building in Ch. 18?

• A new shelter/cabin
• A totem pole
• A raft to escape the island
• A trap for the spirit bear