The Bracelet

Japanese families such as Ruri's were interned because the government

• wanted to scare their relatives in Japan

• thought they would betray the United States

• got tired of their rebellious actions

• wanted to help in defeating the Japanese military

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which words best characterize the internment of people of Japanese background?

• fair and necessary

• misguided and unnecessary

• cruel but necessary

• fair but too hasty

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

Ruri's father is not with her family because

• he left earlier to join the army

• he went back to Japan after Pearl Harbor

• Japanese men were rounded up separately

• he had died earlier that year

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why did Ruri cry when she first arrived at her new home at the camp?

• She had hoped to go to Japan instead

• It looked shabby and she loses the bracelet

• She was afraid of the other people she saw there

• She saw her mother cry, which made her sad

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did the sign in the boarded up Japanese store say?

• "Shame on America"

• "God bless America"

• "Long live Japan"

• "We are loyal Americans"

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why was the bracelet so important to Ruri?

• It was a symbol of friendship with Laurie and everything she left behind

• She was proud of it because it was very expensive

• It was the only possession she had with her at the camp

• She loved it because her father had given it to her before he left

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

A plant that is wilted looks

• colorful

• droopy

• straight

• healthy

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

People are aliens in the United States if they are not

• citizens

• immigrants

• tourists

• workers

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

To register is to enter one's name

• on a bank check

• in a record

• in a newspaper

• on a school newspaper

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of these is MOST LIKELY to be shabby

• a new car

• an old shoe

• a stale loaf of bread

• a rusty nail

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4