Chapter 13 - Questions

Write the answers to the following questions on the back of your copied chapter.

1. What is the setting in this chapter?
2. What has changed in Cole?
3. What does Rosie help Cole realize on p.107?
4. What did Cole do with the bear hair? Explain why you think he did this.
5. What did Cole learn about anger from Garvey and Edwin on page 111.

Chapter 12 - Questions

Answer the following questions after reading the chapter. Please answer in complete questions.

•1. Why was the bear leaving significant to Cole? Pg 93
•2. Infer why Spirit bear came back on pg 96.
•3. What does Cole realize about the world on p. 97?
•4. Why was touching the bear important to Cole on page 97?
•5. What does he mean at the end of the chapter, “I am okay” ?

Chapter 11 - Questions

Write 4 sentences telling about Cole's experiences in chapter 11.
Include information on two of the following topics:

•What happened with the mouse.
•What he took from the rain shower this time.
•The significance of spitting at the bear.
•How is Cole changing.

Be proud of what you write. Let me see how well you understand what you read. Use a great conversation style of writing.

Chapter 10 - Discussion

Please write three sentences telling us what you think about what happened to Cole in this chapter. Include in your discussion:

• what Cole learned from the birds


• his survival techniques


• what idea would you give Cole for survival

Remember to use complete sentences in paragraph format. Your thoughts should be well developed and use wonderful grammar.

I look forward to reading what you thought about this chapter!

Chapter 9 - Questions

Write the following answers in complete sentences. Please restate the question in your answer.

•1. Why did Cole hate the baby birds?
•2. What appeared during the storm?
•3. Do you think it was real?
•4. What happened on the bottom paragraph on p. 77?
•5. Why were the baby birds important to Cole on p. 79?
•6. How do Cole and the birds compare?

Chapter 8 - Questions

After reading the chapter, answer the following questions in complete sentences, restating the question in your answer.

1. What injuries did Cole sustain from the bear (3)?
2. Why was Cole mad at the seagulls?
3. What did he do with the clump of fur and why does he do this?
4. Why does he call the bear a “stupid lumbering moron”?
5. What emotion did he find even more unbearable than the pain and why?

Chapter 7 - Questions

Write the answers to the following question in complete sentences, restating the question in your answer.

1. How does he feel now about burning his shelter and supplies?
2. How does Cole find food?
3. What is Cole’s plan of escape?
4. Why does Cole want to kill the Spirit Bear?
5. Why do you think the Spirit Bear does not move?

Chapter 5 - Questions

Answer the following questions after reading chapter 5. Write in complete sentences, restating the question within your answer.

1. Why were Cole’s swimming strokes unsuccessful? P. 42
2. Where did Cole wake up? P. 44
3. What bothered Cole the most about the spirit bear on p. 45?
4. Who does Cole blame for his actions? P. 45

5. What important object did Cole find near the ashes?

Chapter 4 - Questions

After reading Chapter 4, please answer the following questions, restating the question in your answer.

1. What is the purpose of the Healing Circle? P. 35
2. What is the purpose of the feather? P.38
3. Why are some of the people joining the circle?
4. How are Cole and his father the same? P. 40
5. Why did Peter’s speech at the end of the chapter affect Cole?

TSB - Chapter 3 - Questions

Answer the following questions after you read the chapter.

Write complete sentences and restate the questions within your answer.

1. What was Garvey trying to teach Cole with the cake? P. 28-30
2. How does Cole really feel about being on the island? p. 31
3. Why is he laughing on p. 30?
4. Why is Cole swimming?

5. What are your predictions at the end of this chapter?

TSB - Chapter 2 - Questions

Answer the following questions using complete sentences.

Restate the question in your answer.

•1. What does the island look like when Cole gets there?
•2. What did Cole do with his anger at the end of the chapter?
•3. Why did Garvey and Edwin ignore Coles question on p.16?
•4. What advise does Edwin give Cole before leaving?
•5. Why do you think there was a bitter flavor in Cole’s mouth on p. 25?

TSB - Chapter 1 - Questions

Write the answers to these questions in complete sentences.

Watch your capital letters, punctuation and spelling.

Restate the question in your answer.

• 1. Why is Cole going to Ketchikan, Alaska?
• 2. Who are the 2 people with him and why are they going?
• 3. Why does he spit on page 5?
• 4. What did Cole do to get him in so much trouble?
• 5. What is Circle Justice and why does Cole choose it?