| 1. | Why do you think Cole is so violent? Where did he learn it from? How can he break this cycle?
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| 2. | What is your opinion of the Native American Circle? Is that a fair way to deal with problems? If you got in trouble, would you want to go through one? |
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| 3. | Cole starts carving a totem. What animals or symbols would be on a totem you created to represent yourself?
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| 4. | At what point in the novel do you think Cole starts to take responsibility for his actions?
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| 5. | Do you believe in the spirit bear?
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| 6. | How does the attack by the spirit bear change Cole? |
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| 7. | One theme that runs throughout this book is that everything in life is a circle. Where do you see that in the book? Do you believe in that in your own life?
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| 8. | How is the Cole who leaves the island different from the Cole who arrived on the island?
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