Touching Spirit Bear Part One

What did Cole have as proof of the Spirit Bear's attack?

• an autograph

• a claw

• a tooth

• a clump of hair

What happened to Cole's first shelter?

• A tree fell on it

• He burnt it down

• The Spirit Bear destroyed it

• A storm destroyed it

Why does Cole throw the tuff of fur away?

• No one believes him

• He doesn't care

• He doesn't want to lie anymore

• He doesn't think he saw a Spirit Bear

Cole Matthews knelt defiantly in the bow of the skiff as he faced forward into a cold September wind. What does defiantly mean?

• happy to do something

• in a precise manner

• bold disobedience

• without a doubt; certainty

At the end of chapter 3, Cole is swimming away from the island. What is his escape plan?

• He will swim from island to island and settle on the island he likes the best.

• He will swim from island to island, be picked up by a passing boat, and then go to the mainland where he'll disappear to somewhere where no one will find him.

• He will swim until he finds a boat to take him to the mainland. Then he will get back to Minneapolis and find Garvey.

• He's going to swim to the last place where the spirit bear was spotted.

What is ultimately decided by the circle justice meetings about Cole's fate that we learn at the end of Ch. 15?

• he gets to go home with his mom

• he goes back to the island

• he goes to adult jail

• he stays at the detention center

How does Cole prove his change to Garvey and Edwin?

• By apologizing to them

• By carving a totem pole

• By not trying to escape the island again

• By helping Peter heal

How does Cole's view of the Spirit Bear change from the beginning to the end of the novel?

• From a symbol of fear to a symbol of hope

• From an enemy to a friend

• From a challenge to conquer to a guide to follow

• From a mere animal to a spiritual entity

When Cole set the cabin on fire, everything burned except one thing. What was it?

• the at.oow

• the book that told what island plants were safe to eat

• Cole's food supply

• the metal toolbox that was in the cabin

How does Cole originally try to escape the island?

• Hitching a ride with some fishermen

• Hiking along the shoreline

• Flagging an airplane

• Swimming back to the coast