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