Dances
Chapters 19-23
Chapter 24-28
Miscellaneous
Vocabulary
100
What is the first dance Cole, Edwin, and Garvey dance too?
The Whale dance
100
what does Edwin tell Cole about anger?
Anger will always be there
100
what does Cole use the log for that he finds.
to carve his totem
100
What does Peter do to show that he dislikes Cole?
Walks on his sleeping bag with his muddy boots, destroys the bear on Cole's totem pole, leaves the door open when he goes to the bathroom, and knocks his jacket off the hook.
100
The act of bending low / squat
Crouch
200
What did Cole learn from doing the wolf dance?
That you need the help of others
200
What does Cole commit to do every morning?
Soak in the pond
200
what did peter try to do to himself multiple times?
commit suicide
200
Why doesn't Cole fight back when Peter starts hitting and kicking him?
He states he's not going to hurt anyone anymore.
200
The outcome of an event / effect
Consequence
300
What was Cole's spirit dance about?
What Cole's bear attack was like.
300
What does Cole sell in order to finance his second banishment?
skis, snowmobile, bike, dirt bike, helmet
300
what did Cole suggest for Peter to do to help him?
Come to the island
300
While embracing each other after their Peter what do the boys encounter?
The Spirit Bear
300
continue or repeated behavior / constant
Persistent
400
What did Cole learn from the eagle dance?
To stay strong, proud, and seeing everything differently.
400
What are some of the dances that Cole has done around the fire?
The Whale dance, the wolf dance, the spirit bear, the eagle dance
400
What does "Apologize to yourself" mean in this passage? "Don't apologize to us," Garvey said. "Apologize to yourself. It's your life you're betraying. Not ours."
A. Cole needs to accept responsibility for his actions and their impacts.
B. Cole betrays himself by feeding his anger.
C. Cole doesn't truly want to change. He likes being scary.
D.Cole wants an apology from his Mother and Father.
400
Which quote from the text supports the theme, survival?
A. "Circle Justice tries to heal-not punish" Garvey explained.
B. "Food was energy, and energy was life."
C. "Trust me," said Edwin. "To do what? Kill ourselves?"
D. "I wanted to destroy anything that defied me."
400
Moving in a twisted or contorted motion / wiggle
Writhe
500
What did the mouse dance teach Cole?
The mouse is persistent and bold. They are survivors and adapt to where ever they are and whatever they have.
500
How did Cole learn to be invisible?
He had to clear his mind.
500
What did the Cole and Peter carve on Cole's totem to complete the empty space at the bottom of the totem?
A circle
500
Why does Cole say he cannot carve anything into the bottom spot of the Totem Pole?
He needs to help Peter heal first.
500
To be inactive or dormant state / hide
Hibernate