Touching Spirit Bear Ch. 20-23 Quiz and Vocabulary

How is Cole demonstrating to Edwin and Garvey that his attitude is improving so that he can remain on the island?

• Cole diligently completed the construction of his cabin and makes preparations for his stay.
• Cole offers Edwin and Garvey an opportunity to carry the ancestor rock.
• Cole admits he is scared and does bad things.
• Cole volunteers to return to Minneapolis.

What realization does Cole have regarding his father?

• He has always hated Cole.
• He treats Cole poorly because he is scared and doesn't know any better.
• He wants to get remarried to Cole's mother.
• He committed a crime himself, so he doesn't want to see Cole end up like him.

Edwin put the spark plugs back in the boat two days before he and Garvey left. What does this indicate?

• Edwin is having trouble with the boat motor.
• Edwin wants to provide Cole with a way to escape the island.
• Edwin is planning to spy on Cole to see of he tries to escape.
• Edwin is starting to trust Cole.

What does Cole consider doing with the log he finds in Chapter 21 before he begins working on it as a totem?

• Using it for firewood.
• Making it into a table.
• Making it into a canoe.
• Making it into a chair.

What is Cole's routine for "healing" while he is on the island?

• Each day he washes his clothes and gathers food for the evening.
• Each day he gathers firewood and searches for proof of Spirit Bear.
• Each day he writes a letter to his mother, does, his homework, and gathers food.
• Each day he soaks, carries his ancestor rock, completes assignments, and improves his cabin area.

Which of the following does Edwin NOT say about the totem poles?

• Totem poles have no significance in the Tlingit culture.
• Anyone can carve a totem pole.
• Each pole tells its own story.
• It is up to Cole to gain life experiences to carve his story.

In Chapter 22, what does Cole decide he needs to do in order to see the Spirit Bear?

• Use fish for bait
• Become invisible
• Build a huge fire
• Sleep in the woods

What is the dance Cole performs after seeing the Spirit Bear in Chapter 23?

• The Spirit Bear dance
• The anger dance
• The lonely dance
• The wolf dance

How does Cole make himself invisible?

• Cole dresses up like the Spirit Bear.
• Cole casts a spell to make him invisible.
• Cole puts on camouflage that Edwin and Garvey brought him.
• Cole rubs ash and boughs on himself.

Cole appears to have discovered why Spirit Bear came to visit him, and why the fish and beaver came so close to him. What is the reason for this?

• Cole wore camouflage so they couldn't see him.
• Cole had a clear mind.
• Cole became a good hunter.
• Cole could speak to the animals with his mind.