Touching+Spirit+Bear+test

**Name Date**

**Touching Spirit Bear** Novel Test.....


 * Part I. Multiple Choice - Circle the letter of the correct answer. (1 pt. each) **

1. This book's main character is a) Nathaniel Blackwood b) Cole Matthews c) Garvey d) Edwin

2. He is from a) Drake, Alaska b) Buffalo c) Minneapolis d) Canada

3. He has a parole officer named a) Edwin b) Bob c) Peter d) Garvey

4. He beat up a kid at school for a) an insult b) to get money c) for telling on him d) just to do it

5. Before that he got caught for breaking into a a) bank b) liquor store c) church d) hardware store

6. As an alternative to court and jail time, he is told about a) Family Justice b) Cowboy Justice c) Circle Justice d) Island Justice

7. The person who runs those meetings is called a a) mediator b) Judge c) Counselor d) Keeper

8. One person speaks at a time, when passed the a) stick b) ball c) feather d) doughnut

9. The story mentions Peace-making Circles, Talking Circles, and Community Circles. The aim of //**all**// of these is... a) Healing b ) an eye for an eye c) Punishment d) justice

10. Early in the book, Cole's attitude is a) positive b) mellow c) calm d) nasty and mean

Write True or False in front of each question. (1 pt. each)
 * __ Part II. True or False __**

1. At the beginning of the book, the main character often thinks to himself that nobody cares about him.

2. The adults who allow Cole to participate in Circle Justice believe that it is an easier way out than jail.

3. When the Spirit Bear mauls Cole, it is acting defensively.

4. Cole holds on to the tuft of white hair that he pulled from the Spirit Bear's chest so that he could prove to others that he had really seen it on the island.

1. On the island, the first shelter Cole was supposed to live in was built by, __the Tlingit elder .__
 * Part III. Write in your correct //Short Answer (1 pt. each)// **

__ 2. What happened to Cole's first shelter? __

__ 3. What's an **at.oow** ? __

__4.Cole's ideas shift to healthier perspectives a few times in this book. __ __The biggest changes in him occur when: __


 * Part Four: Short Answers __- Please answer in full sentenc__**__ **es** . __

__ 1. What was your favorite part of this book? Describe what happens in that part. (2 pts) __

__ 2 a. Cole starts getting along better with his mother halfway through the book. How does she change? (2 pts.) __

__ b. Write about things his mom tells him, which help him gain more understanding about his anger. (2 pts.) __

__3. Are there any examples of “forgiveness” in this book? When? About what, and between whom? (3pts.) __

__4. Describe what happens in the book, between Peter and Cole, at the end. What can Peter do better? (4 pts.) __