Touching Spirit Bear

VOCAB: "Still eyeing Cole, the Spirit Bear casually licked up the spit, raised its head, eyes mild and curious, then turned and sauntered away." Sauntered means to walk slowly. Which vocabulary word also means 'to walk slowly'? These words are synonyms!

• bluff

• laxness

• ambled

• tranquility

VOCAB: "There were no conditions, no vices, no lies, no deceit, no manipulation. Only submission and a simple desire to live." Submission means... (choose TWO)

• giving in

• resisting authority

• yielding to a higher person

• fighting back

VOCAB: "When the meager fluid bathed his tongue, he stopped, paused, and then swallowed." Meager does NOT mean...

• small

• limited

• abundance

• sparse

VOCAB: "Instead of his normal detached, faraway look, Edwin's eyebrows furrowed with concern." Furrowed means.... (Select all that apply)

• crease

• wrinkle

• smooth

• crinkle

When the Spirit Bear comes back in Chapter 12, what does Cole decide to do?

• scream at him

• touch him

• hide from him

• spit at him

Who or what was grabbing at Cole and trying to lift him up?

• seagulls

• Spirit Bear

• Edwin and Garvey

• Nothing, it was all a dream

What was the buzzing sound Cole heard?

• sea gulls
• the boat motor
• bees
• the Spirit Bear

What happens that saves Cole's life?

• A passing airplane sees Cole and radios for help.
• A boat set off course finds Cole on the island.
• Edwin comes to visit Cole and radios Garvey for help.
• Edwin and Garvey arrive just in time to get him medical care.

In Chapter 12, Cole imagined that he was what animal?

• a baby bird

• a sea gull

• the spirit bear

• a worm

"Its legs rose like pillars beside Cole's arms, and mist glistened on its white hair." What type of figurative language is this?

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• simile