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Touching Spirit Bear

Chapters 1-5 Quiz
MULTIPLE CHOICE/SHORT ANSWER: for each multiple choice question, circle the correct answer;
for each short answer question, write the correct word/phrase to answer the question in the space
provided. (12)

1. As the novel begins, Cole is:

a. Beating up a classmate
b. Riding a skiff to an island
c. Robbing a store
d. Attending a Circle Justice meeting

2. Cole’s banishment to the island off the Alaskan coast would last:
a. 6 months
b. Until he was healed
c. 1 year
d. 2 months

3. The classmate Cole beats up is named: ____________________________________

4. The parole officer who helps Cole is named: ____________________________________

5. What two things did the feather used during the first Healing Circle symbolize? (2)

i.

ii.

6. What 4 things did Edwin tell Cole to learn while he was on the island? (4)

i.

ii.

iii.

iv.
 7. In chapter 5, Cole is delirious after swimming. He desperately needs to find what?

________________________________________________________________________

8. Why did the Spirit Bear make Cole so angry the first time he saw it?

_________________________________________________________________________

TRUE/FALSE: for the following questions, write T for statements that are true, and F for statements that
are false. (6)
9. ________ An at.oow is a sacred, colorful blanket in Tlingit culture.

10. ________ Edwin is the leader of the first Healing Circle.

11. ________ Garvey made a cake for Cole.

12. ________ Nathaniel Blackwood is Cole’s father.

13. ________ Garvey has spent time on the same island as Cole.

14. ________ “Champ” is the nickname Garvey continuously calls Cole.

VOCABULARY/MATCHING: for the following questions, write the correct letter in the blank provided
beside each vocabulary word. (11)

15. _______ Fantasized A. Cruel; fierce

16. _______ Moseyed B. Filled with scorn; mockery

17. _______ Venomous C. Shuffled along; ambled

18. _______ Banishment D. Deception; false impression

19. _______ Vicious E. Expelled; state of exile

20. _______ Brandished F. Imagined in a fanciful way

21. _______ Grudgingly G. Spiteful; poisonous

22. _______ Sullenly H. Dedicated

23. _______ Illusion I. Waved; flourished

24. _______ Devoted J. Give or let have unwillingly

25. _______ Scoffed K. Indicative of gloomy or ill humor