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Touching Spirit Bear Chapter 11-20 Quiz Review
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why does Cole spit at the bear?
Cole wants to attract the bear’s attention.
Cole wants to show the bear he is ready to die.
Cole wants to clear his throat before he screams at the bear.
Cole wants to bring closure to the bear attack and his life so far.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT something Cole does to survive?
Cole eats a mouse, chunks of fish from his own vomit, and more worms.
Cole places mud over his skin to keep the mosquitoes from biting and to soothe his skin.
Cole uses the muddy hole to pool water to drink.
Cole kills Spirit Bear to have food to eat.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT how Cole feels about death?
Cole has accepted death.
Cole is afraid to die.
Cole is happy to have seen beauty in nature.
Cole feels that he has trusted and been trusted with the Spirit Bear.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the buzzing sound Cole heard?
Flies buzzing around his head.
A chainsaw buzzing in the forest.
Cole was imagining the buzzing because he was delirious.
The motor of the boat containing Edwin and Garvey.
- 5. Multiple Choice
When Cole says that he’s okay, what does he mean by this?
Cole does not hurt physically.
Cole has forgiven his parents for treating him poorly.
Cole has come to terms with his anger and understands his role in life’s circle.
Cole has accepted that he will always be a bad person.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the most important advice Rosey gives Cole at the clinic?
“Helping others will heal your spirit.”
“Getting enough rest will help you heal.”
“Try not to dream about the monsters.”
“Things will get worse before they get better.”
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why does Cole throw out the hair he pulled from the Spirit Bear?
He is allergic to the hair.
He is done lying and wants his word to be enough.
The hair makes him vulnerable to attack from other predators.
It is illegal to keep hair from an endangered animal.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Your father carried too much baggage from his past – baggage he never dealt with.” What does the above quote reveal about Cole’s mom’s opinion of her husband?
Cole’s father resents Cole’s mother and never explains his feelings.
Cole’s father has difficulty carrying heavy luggage because of an injury in his childhood.
Cole’s father has difficulty dealing with his son because of what happened in his own childhood.
Cole’s father was given too many material things when he was younger and never appreciated them.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What action best demonstrates a change in Mrs. Matthews’ attitude toward Cole’s situation?
She stands by Cole’s bed and wrings her hands on her visits to the hospital.
She warns Cole that he is lucky to be alive and he might become crippled.
She warns Cole not to burn his bridges and pay his debt to society.
She breaks her silence and presses charges against her ex-husband.
- 10. Multiple Choice
When Cole returns to the circle, there are two people missing. Who are they?
Edwin and Garvey
Cole’s lawyer and Peter’s lawyer
Cole’s father and Peter
Cole’s mother and father
- 11. Multiple Choice
What do most members of the Circle believe should happen to Cole when he is released from the hospital?
Most members believe that the attack was enough punishment and he should be set free.
Most members believe since Cole is injured, he will be better off in the custody of his mother.
The members believe Cole will succeed if they give him another chance on the island.
The members believe it was appropriate to send Cole back into the traditional judicial system.
- 12. Multiple Choice
How does Edwin demonstrate the change in Cole’s life?
Cole did not come out swinging when Edwin pushed him over.
Edwin used a circle to demonstrate the path Cole is on.
Edwin asks Cole to give a speech about how he has changed.
Cole demonstrated he hasn’t changed by hitting Edwin after he pushed him over.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Keeper says that they have no way of knowing if Cole is over his anger. What is his response?
Cole gets angry and throws a chair at the Keeper.
Cole agrees, and says that he is a weak person and they should not trust him.
Cole stays silent and hopes that everyone will ignore him.
Cole agrees that he is not over the anger, but is stronger because he can ask for help and tell the truth.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why does the author compare the whole world to a hot dog?
Life is what you put into it; it can be a simple meal or a celebration.
Hot dogs are the main food during Cole’s banishment.
A shared hot dog means the world to Edwin.
Everyone loves to eat a hot dog at parties.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What does Edwin say Cole is supposed to imagine as he rolls the ancestor rock down the hill in Chapter Seventeen?
The days on the island passing by.
Everyone he doesn't like.
All his past failures leaving him.
His anger rolling away.
- 16. Multiple Choice
How did Edwin’s ritual at the pond affect Cole?
Cole realized the frigid pond caused stiffness and pain in his joints.
Cole realized happiness is a choice to be made one day at a time.
Cole dreaded soaking because of the bitter cold water.
Cole admitted that thinking makes him mad.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What does Cole begin building in Chapter 18?
A new shelter/cabin
A totem pole
A raft to escape the island
A trap for the spirit bear
- 18. Multiple Choice
What does Cole say he's learned from the whales?
Whales migrate and don't have a home.
Whales are graceful even though they're huge.
Whales eat a lot.
Whales depend on other whales for survival.
- 19. Multiple Choice
What activities do Cole and Edwin do to help Cole release his anger?
Soak in the pond
Roll the ancestor rock down the hill
Both A and B
None of the above
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the main reason Edwin and Garvey become disgusted with Cole in Chapter 19?
Cole’s resentful mind-set
Cole’s constant clumsiness
Cole’s loneliness and frustration
Cole’s hesitance to participate in the dances
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