CHARACTERS
This is a fifteen-year old convicted juvenile delinquent from Minneapolis that most recently had been put in detention for violently hitting and assaulting a classmate who had turned him in for robbing a store. (first and last)
Who is Cole Matthews?
This is what the members of the Circle Council thought of Cole. What was everyone thinking about Cole during the meetings?
What is he was a selfish, angry, and unwilling to change?
This is the antonym of an adult.
a. delinquent
b. solitary
c. juvenile
What is juvenile?
There are only about 100 of these rare black bears in existence.
What is the Spirit Bear?
Circle Justice makes this decision to help Cole.
What is it banishes Cole to an island for a year?
This is a boy who is majorly traumatized after being beaten severely by Cole Matthews. (first and last)
Who is Peter Driscal?
This resulted in two boys being involved in a life-changing fight -what caused Cole to beat up Peter?
What is Peter told the truth about Cole and the hardware robbery?
The boy went into a _____ when he hit his head.
a. parched
b. delirium
c. charred
What is delirium?
This is the occasion when Cole touched the Spirit Bear.
What is it happened when Cole was laying on the ground, after the mauling was over?
This is the idea behind Circle Justice.
What is to help people get a second chance and to heal not punish?
This is a man who works in the juvenile justice system, and focused his efforts on helping Cole out of his difficult situation. He had his own run-ins with the law back in his youth.
Who is Garvey?
This is what Cole thinks of his parents - does Cole feel love or hatred towards his parents?
What is hatred?
The supplies in Cole’s cabin were unorganized. Replace the underlined word with a vocabulary word.
a. systematic
b. methodical
c. haphazard
What is haphazard?
Spirit Bears are a subspecies of these black bears.
What is Kermode?
This is the choice that caused Cole to go to Circle Justice.
What is smash Peter's head into the sidewalk (beat Peter up)?
This is the nurse that treated Cole after he was mauled by the Spirit Bear. She treated him with the utmost compassion and understanding. She was also resourceful since she worked by herself in the tiny town of Drake, Alaska, where the Tlingit Indians live.
Who is Rosey?
This is what Cole had to do to heal.
What is forgive?
After the mauling, Cole _______ in agony.
a. snickered
b. hypnotic
c. grimaced
What is grimaced?
This place does not allow the hunting of Spirit Bears. (Where they are from)
What is British Columbia?
Cole's Circle Justice meetings were held in this place.
What is the Public Library?
This is the professional person who spoke nothing but negative things about Cole during the Circle meetings.
Who is Peter’s lawyer?
This phrase showed that Cole was learning to care about others around him - what did Cole say to the sparrows?
What is, "Are you okay?"
This is the synonym for concealed or hidden.
a. shrouded
b. flaunted
c. disclosed
What is shrouded?
This is the life expectancy of a Spirit Bear in the wild.
What is 25 years?
Circle Justice originated from this practice.
What is Indian talking circles?