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Everyone was evacuated from the burning building.
a. to remove from an area
b. to shove
c. to hang or swing loosely
d. a piece of work that's given to someone as part of their job.
a. to remove from an area
The army forced innocent civilians to move to concentration camps.
a. to remove from an area
b. to hang or swing loosely
c. left forever
d. a type of prison not for soldiers; during a war
d. a type of prison not for soldiers; during a war
Why is the bracelet important to Ruri?
a. It's very expensive
b. It's a symbol of friendship.
c. It's her birthday present.
d. It has a secret message engraved on it.
b. It's a symbol of friendship.
The simple barracks made the men miss the comforts of home.
a. to remove from an area
b. abandoned
c. a building or group of buildings in which soldiers sleep.
c. a building or group of buildings in which soldiers sleep.
It took me three hours to finish my homework assignment.
a. to imprison or confine
b. the soft part of a bed that you lie on
c. a piece of work that's given to someone as part of their job
c. a piece of work that's given to someone as part of their job
The man was interned in jail for committing a crime.
a. abandoned
b. to imprison or confine
c. a building or group of buildings in which soldiers live
d. a type of prison where large numbers of people who are not soldiers are kept during war and are usually forced to live in very bad conditions.
b. to imprison or confine
The police found an abandoned car at the crime scene.
a. to shove
b. left forever
c. to hang or swing loosely
d. a building or group of buildings in which soldiers live
b. left forever
Why doesn't the evacuation make sense to Ruri?
a. because there's not enough time to evacuate.
b. because Japanese - Americans are loyal to the U.S.
c. because she thinks other Asians should also have to evacuate.
b. because Japanese - Americans are loyal to the U.S.
In a hurry, I thrust my laundry into the machine and ran out the door.
a. to shove
b. the soft part of a bed that you lie on
c. to remove from an area
d. a piece of work that's given to someone as part of their job.
a. to shove
Which of the following is an example of a complication plot?
a. getting a ride to church
b. heaving men help with their bags
c. having to live in a an old barn
c. having to live in a an old barn
We watched monkeys casually dangling from the trees at the zoo.
a. to shove
b. a piece of work that is given to someone as part of their job
c. to imprison or confine
d. to hang or swing loosely
d. to hang or swing loosely
An orphanage takes in forsaken children.
a. the soft part of a bed that you lie on
b. a piece of work that is given to someone as part of their job
c. abandoned
d. to imprison or confine
c. abandoned
I prefer sleeping on a firm mattresses.
a. to imprison or confine
b. the soft part of a bed that you lie on
c. a building or group of buildings in which soldiers live
b. the soft part of a bed that you lie on
Where is Papa when the story begins?
a. in a prisoner of war camp in Montana
b. at the store getting supplies
c. in the army fighting the war
a. in a prisoner of war camp in Montana
How does the news that the family will live in an apartment impact the story's conflict?
It seems to less the conflict because Ruri likes the idea of living in an apt
How does Laurie feel when Ruri's family is ordered to go to the internment camp?
a. She thinks Japanese-Americans can't be trusted.
b. She wishes her family could go with Ruri.
c. She wants Ruri to always think of her as a friend.
c. She wants Ruri to always think of her as a friend.
Why does Mama tell Ruri about the lost bracelet?
a. The heart will one day stop crying.
b. Old memories are best left forgotten
c. There will be money one day to buy another one
d. Friendship is carried in the heart.
d. Friendship is carried in the heart.