Who is Cole?
What is Cole is the protagonist and is a 15-year-old juvenile delinquent currently experiencing circle justice on an island in southeast Alaska.
What is plot?
What is The most significant events of a piece of literature such as narrative, poem, or short story in the sequential order in which they occurred.
Where was Cole at the beginning of the novel?
What is riding a skiff
Cole is banished to?
What is Drake, Alaska (Southeast Alaska)
What is 1 year.
Who is Garvey?
What is Cole’s parole officer in Minneapolis. He visits Cole in jail every day and gives him the choice between a trial and Circle Justice. Garvey is a Tlingit Indian and knows about a Circle Justice program in their area.
What is a summary?
What is A brief reinstatement recapping the most important or main points of a text.
Why did Cole think he would always have one more chance after getting into trouble?
What is his parents were rich and would always bail him out.
What is an at.oow'?
What is a blanket passed down through generations.
Where is Cole when he wakes after his attempted escape?
What is in the burnt ashes that remained after the fire.
Who is Peter?
What is Peter is the victim of Cole’s beating.
What is theme?
What is universal underlying message or “big idea” in the text. (Critical belief about life the author is trying to convey to the reader)
What did Cole say about his father during the circle justice meeting?
What is his father was abusive.
How does Cole describe his mother?
What is a Barbie Doll.
Who was allowed to join in on Cole's circle justice meeting?
What is anyone from the community who wanted to help find a solution.
Who is Edwin?
What is the Tlingit elder who has helped prepare the island for Cole’s banishment.
What is an annotation?
What is to add notes and details to a text or passage and examining each of its parts in order to draw conclusions or answer questions about it.
What was the 'ultimate hurt' for Cole?
What is being left on the island.
How many people came to Cole's circle meeting? (Approx. _____)
What is approx. 2 dozen people.
What was the first thing Cole's Father said during the circle justice meeting?
What is an introduction and that he was there to make sure Cole never did anything like that again.
Who is Tanner?
What is the judge from Coles original trial
What is dialogue?
What is conversation that takes place between 2 characters in a text.
Why couldn't Cole swim to the next island?
What is the tide.
How does Garvey describe justice?
What is justice should heal, not punish.
Why did Cole hate Peters lawyer?
What is she was unafraid of him and that he was dangerous and could kill someone.