Show:
Characters
Anger Management
Major Events
Vocabulary
Potpourri
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Who is the main character?
Cole
100
What does Cole do early in the morning to help release his anger and it involves water?
Soaks in the pond until he is numb.
100
What happened the first time Cole met the Spirit Bear?
Cole tried to fight the bear because it was not afraid of him.
100
Waterproof material used for protective covering
tarp
100
When Cole was mauled by the bear and was laying their starving, what did he find to eat?
mouse
200
Who is the antagonist at the end of the story?
Peter
200
Why does Cole carry a rock up the hill? What does the rock represent?
To release his anger. His ancestors.
200
What was the name of the group that made decisions about Cole's punishment?
Circle Justice
200
What does "ingenuity" mean?
resourcefulness, clever, imaginative
200
What were the two first carvings Cole did on his totem pole?
canoe, eagle
300
Who lives in Alaska on the islands and is revered by the Tlingit Indians?
Spirit Bear
300
What does Cole do with the knife to help release his anger?
Carve wood; totem pole
300
Where does this story take place? Where was Cole from?
Island in Alaska; Minneapolis, Minnesota
300
What is the word for: travel in a winding course?
meandered
300
What did Cole offer Peter when he was trying to get Peter to talk to him?
candy bar
400
Who abuses Cole?
Cole's Father
400
What did Garvey teach Cole to do around the fire at night?
Do Animal Dances.
400
Life is what you chose it to be. What food item does Garvey use to illustrate this?
Hot Dog
400
What does "treacherous" mean?
potentially dangerous or unreliable
400
What was the name of the Edwin's Tlinglit tribe?
Killer Whale Clan
500
What is the name of the Tlingit parole officer that helps Cole?
Garvey
500
What does Cole finally do to help Peter heal?
Invite Peter to stay on the island; show him how he gets rid of his anger
500
What was the animal that Peter carved for Cole on his totem pole?
Bear
500
What does "groggy" mean?
sluggish or dazed
500
Who is the author of the book,"Touching Spirit Bear"?
Ben Mikaelsen