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Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 1

Answer each of the following questions. Be sure to REWORD the question as part of your answer statement.

1. Where is Cole being taken?

2. There were two other people in the boat:o Garvey, who was _____________o Edwin who is _________________

3. Who were the only people Cole could trust?

4. Who was Peter Driscal? What happened to him?

5. Cole hated his parents. Why?

6. Nathaniel Blackwood is the __________________________hired by Cole’s parents.

7. Why do you think Garvey kept visiting Cole?

8. What is Circle Justice?

Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 2 Answer 4 questions.


1. What provisions did Edwin and Garvey make for Cole? 2. Cole pretended to go along with all of the requirements of the circle Justice. What were his real

intentions? 3. What is Devil's Club? 4. What four things did Edwin tell Cole to learn? 5. What did Garvey give to Cole to take care of? What do the Tlingits call this? 6. What happened to Cole's knuckles in his jail cell? What did he say happened? 7. What did Cole do when Garvey and Edwin drove away in their boat? 8. Why do you think Cole is so rebellious and defiant? 9. What did Edwin tell Cole about his treatment of the animals?

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Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 3 Answer all questions.


1. What does Cole tell Garvey that he hates about his life?

2. What secret about Cole’s dad did he reveal to Garvey?

3. Explain what Garvey did with the contents of the brown paper bag.

4. Why do you think Garvey did this? What was the purpose?

5. What does Cole do to escape the island?



1. Who was involved in the Circle of Justice? Why did this worry Cole?

2. Why did Cole's father and his lawyer look out of place?

3. What did Cole do to Peter Driscal at this meeting and why did he stop?

4. The Keeper described Circle Justice - she said that justice often fails because it punishes rather than what? What is the purpose of Circle Justice?

5. What was the significance of the feather?

6. Tell how Cole's mom, his dad, Cole, the lawyer and Peter Driscal all responded when it was their turn to hold the feather:

A. Cindy Matthews

B. William Matthews

C. Nathaniel Blackwood

D. Cole

E. Peter

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Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 5 Answer ONLY 3 of the questions.

Answer the following questions. Be sure to REWORD the question as part of your answer statement.

1. Where did Cole end up swimming to? 2. When Cole became delirious, what did he try to find? 3. When Cole awakens from his first night on the island, what does he see? 4. Why did the bear make Cole so angry? 5. When Cole heard what his father said at Circle Justice he exploded, why?

Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 6 Answer only 4 of the questions.


1. As the chapter opens, Cole and his father are having a very heated exchange of harsh words. Why were they out of line and what did the Keeper do about it?

2. Cole begged his mom to say something when she held the feather. What did he want her to say? Did she do it? Why or why not?

3. Peter's lawyer said that any solution found by this Circle must do two things, what were they? 4. Why did the guard cuff Cole? 5. We know Cole has an anger problem. How does his dad deal with his own anger? 6. What solution does Garvey come up with at the Circle Meeting to satisfy the Driscal's lawyer and allow

Cole not to be sentenced yet? 7. What does Garvey mean when he says "If you go to jail, I won't bet a nickel on your future." 8. Describe in one complete paragraph why you believe Cole behaves as he does and has become a violent

juvenile offender.

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Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 7 Answer only 4 questions


1. Why does Cole feel the need for a weapon? What does he make? 2. Cole feeds green wood into the fire to create a lot of smoke. Of what benefit is the smoke to him? 3. What does Cole do to alleviate his hunger? 4. Cole woke up in the middle of the night because the stillness awakened him. What was about to happen? 5. What did Cole do when he saw the Spirit Bear at the mouth of the bay? 6. Why do you think Cole did this? What was he thinking? Did this frighten the bear? Why or why not?

Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 8 Answer only 4 questions.


1. What does the Spirit Bear do when Cole charges him? 2. Describe the episode Cole has with the white bear. 3. What are the damages Cole endures? 4. When Cole realizes where he is, what are the sea gulls doing? 5. Describe for me how Edwin (elder of Tlingit) told Cole to live with the other creatures on the island. Is

he doing this? 6. How are Edwin's words proving to be true? 7. This entire chapter takes place with Cole in only one position. What is that position and what do you

think he is learning? 8. What emotion did Cole find even more unbearable than the pain?

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Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 9 Answer all the questions.


1. Cole is obviously injured badly as he lies there on the edge of the bay. What other conditions make this even worse for him?

2. Cole's bitterness and anger actually helped him keep from losing consciousness during this time. He was watching baby birds. What did he think he would do if he were the mother bird? Why did he feel that way?

3. The storm rages on and on until finally lightening strikes right beside Cole. What does it hit and what happens?

4. What do you think Cole is learning from the attack and the storm?

5. Cole tried to remember what Garvey and Edwin had said about circles as he watched the moon. What had they told him?

6. What does Cole do at the end of the chapter that tells the reader he is beginning to learn and grow?

Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 10 Answer All the questions.


1. Why could Cole no longer be angry?

2. When Cole finally found the baby birds, what had happened to them?

3. Why was Cole envious of the baby birds?

4. Describe the cycle that Cole finally understands - the circle Edwin had tried to explain to him.

5. Cole comes to the conclusion that he wants to live - why do you think he chooses life over death?

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1. Before Cole ate the mouse to give himself energy, he said he "pitied the little mouse." How is this different from his attitude earlier in the story?

2. How did Cole get water?

3. Describe Cole's emotions when the Spirit Bear returned.

4. Why did Cole spit at the bear?


Skills –

Re read Page 92 make a prediction for chapter 12.

Page 94 What inferences can you make about Cole?

Pages 95-96 What did you visualize?

End of the Chapter – Make a prediction for chapter 13.

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Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 13 Choose only 4 questions to answer.


1. Who is Rosey?2. Describe the difference in the way Cole treats Garvey and Edwin now and how he treated them in the

first chapters.3. Cole tells Garvey that the bear attack was his fault, what does he mean?4. Edwin, Garvey and the nurse discuss Cole's condition and Edwin says that he'll be all right if he ever

finds a reason to live. What did he mean by that?5. Describe Cole's dream (nightmare). Who does he call out for?6. Garvey admits that he is helping Cole for himself. Explain.7. Rosey gives Cole good advice. What is it?8. Cole tells Edwin that he is done being mad. What does Edwin tell him anger is?9. Why does Cole throw away his only proof that the Spirit Bear was real?

Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 14 -- Choose only 4 questions to answer.


1. Describe Cole's physical condition at the beginning of this chapter.2. What did Garvey persuade the guard to do as they were transporting Cole from the hospital to the

detention center?3. What did Cole's dad do for him during his hospitalization? His mom?4. Why did Garvey warn Cole that the healing of his physical wounds was the easy part?5. What has happened to the at'oow at this point?6. What has happened to Cole's mom? Why is she doing so much better?7. What information does Cole’s mom reveal to him about his dad?8. What was Garvey's surprise for Cole at the Circle Justice meeting?9. List the members of the circle who were missing this time.10. If you were a part of the circle at this point - what would you have recommended be done with Cole?

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Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 15 Answer ONLY 5

Answer each of the following questions. Be sure to REWORD the question as part of your answer statement. You may use that back of the paper too.

1. What did most members of the Circle believe should happen to Cole?2. What information did Peter Driscal's lawyer reveal about his recovery?3. Describe Edwin's demonstration for the circle?4. What lesson did Edwin want the Circle members to gain from his demonstration?5. Tell about Peter Driscal's lawyer's reaction when Cole insisted he had seen the Spirit Bear?6. What new information regarding the white bears did Edwin reveal?7. What conditions for returning to the island did Edwin suggest to the members of Circle Justice?8. Why did Cole say that on the Island he "realized he was dying and I had never really even lived yet"?

(Pg 132)9. Why was Cole's father so angry and abusive?10. What did Circle Justice decide to do with Cole?

Answer ALL Questions --- Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 16


1. What news does Garvey break to Cole once they are back on the island?

2. What does Edwin do to the skiff that demonstrates a lack of trust for Cole?

3. What does Cole learn about trust?

4. Why is "the whole world a hotdog?"

5. Describe how Garvey's meal was different from Cole's'.

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1. What new experience did Edwin introduce Cole to at dawn? Why?

2. Describe Edwin's demonstration for Cole with the stick. What lesson did he want Cole to learn? Explain Cole’s response to Edwin?

Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 18 Answer ONLY 5


1. When Garvey, Edwin and Cole were watching the whales, what did Edwin decide to do that evening?2. Why wouldn't Garvey or Edwin help Cole build his new cabin?3. What were some of Cole's responsibilities on the island to prepare for his banishment?4. Who paid for all of the new supplies and cabin materials? How?5. Why did Edwin insist that Cole do the whale dance?6. What does each person do after they dance?7. Why didn't Edwin have Cole dance an anger dance to release his anger, yet?8. Cole wanted to skip a day of going to the water. When did Edwin say he could do that?9. Describe what Edwin had Cole do to meet his ancestors and why he did it.10. Once the rock is set down it becomes your _____________. Rolling it down the hill what was Cole to

imagine?

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Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 19 -- Answer ONLY 5.


1. Cole sighted an animal along the shoreline after he returned to camp, what was it?2. To honor the animal and learn from it Garvey announced that they would do what that evening?3. What will be Cole's last chore before leaving the island?4. What happens when Cole announces that he is hitting the sack for the night?5. Garvey announced that he was finished on the island because there was not enough room for him and his

______________________.6. When Cole apologized to Garvey and Edwin, what did they tell him?7. Garvey and Edwin left Cole early and went to their tent. What did Cole do after they left?8. What did Cole learn?9. What did Cole do the next morning?10. What did Cole see at the end of the chapter as he was preparing to go back to camp?11. What do you think Cole learned in this chapter?

Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 20 –Describe what Cole learned in this chapter.

Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 21 – Answer ALL 5


1. Describe a day in Cole's life on the island.

2. What are totems? How did Cole get a log large enough for a totem?

3. How did it make Cole feel when he was thinking about escape? What did he do about it?

4. What reason does Edwin give Cole that he isn't seeing the Spirit Bear?

5. Why can't Cole dance the dance of anger yet?

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Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 22 --Answer ALL 4


1. Cole works hard on his totem in this chapter. What does Cole carve first and why does he choose that particular animal?

2. Why does Cole carve the wolf next?

3. What does Cole learn from the beaver?

4. Describe what happens when Edwin drops off supplies.

Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 23 -- Answer BOTH


1. Cole finally discovers the secret to becoming invisible. Describe Cole's experience of becoming invisible. Did he get what he wanted from this experience?

2. When Cole cried out "I'm Sorry!" which people do you believe he was apologizing to?

Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 24 – Answer ONLY 3


1. Cole learned something very critical about anger - what is it?2. What do you think Cole should carve to show that he learned to forgive?3. What is it that Cole had to discover before he could heal his wounded heart and broken spirit?4. What does Edwin reveal to Cole as the reason for Garvey and him to be helping Cole as much as they

are?5. Describe how Cole celebrated Christmas.6. What word does Edwin bring Cole about Peter in February?7. Why is Cole saying he was sorry not enough to help Peter? What solution does Cole come up with to

help Peter?

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Answer the following questions. Be sure to REWORD the question as part of your answer statement. You may use that back of the paper too.

1. Why does Edwin tell Cole that he and Garvey are proud of him?2. How long is Cole willing to stay on the island in order to help Peter?3. What surprise do Edwin and Garvey bring to Cole?4. What does Cole tell everyone about the island?5. When does Cole tell them was the turning point when he began to think about something besides

himself?6. Edwin forces Cole to tell the group why he hasn't carved the bottom of the totem yet. What does he tell

them?7. How does Peter respond?8. How would you feel at this point if you were Cole? What would you do?


Answer the following questions. Be sure to REWORD the question as part of your answer statement. You may use that back of the paper too.

1. Describe how Cole treated his guests the first night they were on the island.2. What is Peter's attitude about staying on the island with Cole?3. Describe the incident between Mr. Driscal and Cole.4. What information does Garvey bring Cole about his father? How does Cole react?5. When Cole is frustrated that Peter doesn't seem to appreciate that he is going to this extra for him, what

does Garvey remind him of?6. Peter is confused about how to respond to Cole - he does some strange things. He is nasty and nice.

What threatening things does he do?

Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 27 –


1. Describe Peter's behavior toward Cole. (What takes place in this chapter?)

Touching Spirit Bear - Chapter 28 -- Answer ALL


1. What does Peter propose for their morning soak? Describe Peter’s treatment of Cole.2. What did the boys carve together at the bottom of Cole's totem? Why?3. How would you describe life, as you know it?4. What do you believe is the most important lesson to be learned from "Touching Spirit Bear?

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