Spirit Bear
What is the Spirit Bear?
A white fluffy bear.
How is Peter recovering from the injuries caused by Cole?
Peter has not recovered yet from the injuries caused by Cole.
Where is the island located?
Alaska.
Who were the main people that were at the Circle?
Cole Matthews, Peter Driscal, Cole's parents, Peter's parents, Cole's and Peter's lawyers, The Keeper, Garvey, Judge Tanner.
What does composure mean?
The state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.
Why did the Spirit Bear attack Cole?
Cole tries to kill the spirit bear.
Peter’s lawyer is very abrupt and not kind to Cole. Why do the lawyer act in this manner?
He wants justice for Peter.
About two weeks after Cole’s suggestion, who arrives on the island?
Peter, Peters mom, and dad.
When Cole returns to the Circle, who are the two people missing?
Coles dad, Peter, and Peters parents.
What does unflinching mean?
Not showing fear or hesitation in the face of danger or difficulty.
What chapter did the Spirit bear first appear in?
The Spirit bear mostly shows up in chapter 12.
What did Cole learn?
He learnt how not to be selfish and to be a better person.
What was the buzzing sound Cole heard?
The motor boat that contains Edwin and Garvey.
What is the Keeper?
An elder who facilitates and leads the Circle Justice meetings, a process of community-based judgment and healing.
What does redemption mean?
The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. Or the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt.
What did Edwin’s friend Bernie see on an island near the one on which Cole had been placed?
Bernie sees the Spirit bear and it proves that Cole was right.
Cole notices that the baby sparrows tried to do something before their death. How does Cole relate this to his experiences growing up?
Cole felt like he never had a place to return to, and lacked his home or purpose.
Why does Cole go to the island?
As part of a Circle Justice sentence after he violently attacks his classmate, Peter Driscal.
What news does Cole receive from Edwin and Garvey at the chapter’s end?
They have successfully convinced the Circle to allow him to return to the island with them.
What is a probation officer?
A probation or parole officer is an official appointed or sworn to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation or those released from incarceration to community supervision such as parole.
When Spirit Bear comes back, why do you think Cole chooses not to spit on him, but instead, to touch him?
Cole chooses to touch the Spirit Bear rather than spit on him when it returns because he has undergone a significant transformation.
What is Cole’s idea to cure Peter’s depression? How does Edwin react?
Cole danced the dance of anger thinking Edwin was mad because Cole beat him up. Edwin said “leave me alone, i don't want your help”
How is Cole’s second trip to the island being funded?
Cole's second trip to the island is funded by selling off his belongings.
Cole’s mother discusses how his father was beaten as a child, that the same thing happened with Cole. How is this also a circle?
It's a circle because Cole's father grew up that way and “passed it down” to Cole.
What is a billowy?
Characterized by great swelling waves or surges.