Touching Spirit Bear Chapters 19-21

What final task will be required of Cole before he leaves the island?

• He must face Spirit Bear again.
• He must pass a survival test.
• He must tear down the shelter.
• He must prove he is no longer a threat to society.

Why does Garvey threaten to take Cole back to Minneapolis?

• Cole refuses to make supper or participate in the wolf dance.
• Cole tried again to escape in the skiff.
• Cole refuses to obey Garvey.
• Garvey recognizes that Cole does not have the skills to survive.

What does Cole learn from the wolf dance?

• Wolves have the speed and strength to survive.
• Wolves need to be cunning and ruthless to survive.
• Wolves live in packs because they depend on each other.
• Wolves are motivated to attack only by hunter, not anger.

What is Cole’s experience the first time he soaks in the pond alone?

• He leaves the pond when he feels calm, not because he is cold or impatient.
• He wants to soak longer, but he just can’t take it.
• Cole leaves the pond when he sees Spirit Bear and feels angry.
• He sees some beavers in the water and scares them away by splashing.

What does Cole realize as he carries the rock up the hill by himself for the first time?

• He is surprised at how out of shape he is.
• The Spirit Bear is a part of him and all living things are connected.
• He has come a long way since smashing Peter’s head.
• He realizes how much he misses his family.

As Cole is about to return to the campsite, what does he see?

• A group of beavers working on a dam.
• A Tlingit man he doesn’t recognize.
• A white form, perhaps Spirit Bear.
• A vision of himself before the mauling

Why does Cole hesitate to tell Garvey and Edwin that he has seen the white bear?

• He believes Edwin and Garvey will think he is lying
• He is afraid Edwin and Garvey will make him face the bear
• He is afraid Edwin and Garvey will send him back to Minneapolis
• He isn’t sure if he really saw something white

When Cole finishes the shelter, what dance do they do?

• The Ancestor Dance
• The Spirit Bear Dance
• The Gull Dance
• The Anger Dance

What gift does Garvey give Cole?

• A bear claw necklace
• A bag of herbs and spices
• A miniature totem pole
• A knife

What does Cole tell Garvey and Edwin that he’s learned from his soak in the pond?

• He needs to stop blaming others
• He needs to resolve his own problems
• He needs to become a better, stronger person
• His father has anger issues