Vocabulary
Everyone was evacuated from the burning building.
a) To remove from an area
b) To shove
c) To hang or swing loosely
d) Something set aside or designed for you to use or have
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 where large numbers of people who are not soldiers are kept during a war and are usually forced to live in very bad conditions.
d) A type of prison where large numbers of people who are not soldiers are kept during a war and are usually forced to live in very bad conditions.
Who are the main characters in the story? Why are they so upset?
Mama, Ruri, Keiko
Being sent to internment/concetration camps in WWII for being Japanese, despite being loyal Americans.
Where is Papa when the story begins?
In a prisoner-of-war camp in Montana
Why is the bracelet important to Ruri?
It is a symbol of friendship.
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 a war and are usually forced to live in very bad conditions.
b) To imprison or confine
I prefer sleeping on 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
d) Something set aside or designed for you to use or have
b) The soft part of the bed that you lie on
evacuated
a) The city government ordered everyone to higher ground before the rising water flooded the area.
b) During the snowstorm, the power went out, but it was snug and warm by the cabin's fireplace.
a) The city government ordered everyone to higher ground before the rising water flooded the area.
How does Laurie feel when Ruri’s family is ordered to go to the internment camp?
She wants Ruri to always think of her as a friend
Which of the following is an example of a complication in the plot?
a) Getting a ride to church with a neighbor
b) Having men help them with their bags
c) Remembering Papa’s irises
d) Having to live in an old horse barn
d) Having to live in an old horse barn
In a hurry, I thrust my laundry into the machine and ran out the door.
a) To shove
b) The soft part of the bed that you lie on
c) To remove from an area
d) Something set aside or designed for you to use or have
a) to shove
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
What are the two settings in the story? Briefly describe each.
Ruri's family house - empty/ being hollowed out, missig all of their family possessions. Sad
Concentration camp - muddy, dirty, gloomy, dark room in horse stables
Why is the bracelet important to Ruri?
It is a symbol of friendship.
Which would not be included in the summary of this story?
a) Ruri, her mother, and her sister leave their home to live in an internment camp.
b) Ruri’s mother packs dishes, blankets, sheets, boots, umbrellas, and a flashlight.
c) Ruri’s friend gives her a bracelet, and Ruri promises to wear it forever.
d) Ruri loses the bracelet that Ruri gives her and looks for it everywhere
b) Ruri’s mother packs dishes, blankets, sheets, boots, umbrellas, and a flashlight.
An orphanage takes in forsaken children.
a) The soft part of the bed that you lie on
b) Something set aside or designed for you to use or have
c) Abandoned
d) To imprison or confine
c) abandoned
The rooms assingments for the entrance exam will be posted tomorrow.
a) To imprison or confine
b) The soft part of the bed that you lie on.
c) Something set aside or designed for you to use or have
d) A type of prison where large numbers of people who are not soldiers are kept during a war and are usually forced to live in very bad conditions.
c) Something set aside or designed for you to use or have
Thrust
a) Jamie was very secretive when she pressed the note into Mona's hand.
b) The pirate made one final stab with his sword before jumping overboard.
b) The pirate made one final stab with his sword before jumping overboard.
Why doesn’t the evacuation make any sense to Ruri?
Because Japanese-Americans are loyal to the United States.
What does Mama Tell Ruri about the lost bracelet?
Friendship is carried in the heart.
We watched the monkeys dangling from trees at the zoo.
a) To shove
b) Something set aside or designated for you to use or have
c) To imprison or confine
d) To hang or swing loosely
d) to hang or swing loosely
The simple barracks made the men miss the comforts of their homes.
a) To remove from an area
b) Abandoned
c) A building or group of buildings in which soldiers live
d) The soft part of the bed that you lie on
c) A building or group of buildings in which soldiers live
Why does Ruri say, "If it weren't so sad, it would have been funny" on pg. 168?
Despite being loyal Americans, the Japanese (including her father) were being treated like dangerous traitors. The whole sitatuion is hard to believe or grasp / unbelievable.
Which of the following is an event from the plot that resolves one of the story’s central conflict?
a) Ruri’s reunion with her father
b) Ruri’s decision to sleep on an army cot
c) Ruri’s realization that she doesn’t need the bracelet to remember Laurie
d) An apology from the government to the Japanese-Americans
c) Ruri’s realization that she doesn’t need the bracelet to remember Laurie
How does Ruri’s trust in her mother help to resolve Ruri’s conflict at the end of the story?
She takes her mother’s advice and discovers that it is true.