Touching Spirit Bear – Reader Response Questions
(Ch. 9, 10, 11)
- choose 1 question from each chapter to answer (complete in journals)
- be sure to provide evidence from the novel to support your answers
- you may answer in complete sentences, jot notes, visuals, quotes, etc.
Chapter 9
1.
Cole comments that “Nobody else cared about him, so why should he care
about himself?” Is it true that nobody else cares about him? Even if nobody
cares about Cole, why should he care about himself?
2.
What happens to the tree with the sparrow’s nest during the electrical
storm?
3.
Why do you think Cole calls out to see if the baby sparrows are okay?
Chapter 10
4.
Cole notices that the baby sparrows tried to do something before their
death. What was it? How does Cole relate this to his experience growing up?
5.
Cole begins to think about the circle of life. What is this circle,
according to Cole, and how does he feel about his role in it?
6.
Cole thinks “The power to choose was the real power, not the fake power
of making others afraid.” Explain this statement
7.
What does Cole catch to eat at the end of this chapter?
Chapter 11
8.
In this chapter, what are some of the things Cole does to survive?
9.
Spirit Bear appears near Cole at the end of this chapter. What do you
think will happen to Cole?
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