"The Bracelet" Skill Test

Who is the antagonist of the story?

• Ruri

• the guards

• the U.S. government

• Papa

Which character traits below best describe Mama in the story?

• resourceful, positive

• popular, clumsy

• resentful, angry

• impatient, trustworthy

Which text evidence below best supports your answer to #2?

• Mama was taking one last look around our house. She was going from room to room, as though she were trying to take a mental picture of the house she had lived in for fifteen years, so she would never forget it

• I was scared, and for a minute I thought I was going to lose my breakfast right in front of everybody. I guess everybody else was scared, too.

• I wanted to run back down the track and go over every inch of ground we’d walked on, but it was getting dark and Mama wouldn’t let me.

• But he needn’t have run off, because Mama didn’t cry. She just went out to borrow a broom and began sweeping out the dust and dirt. “Will you set up the cots?” she asked.

From which point of view is “The Bracelet” told?

• first person

• third person limited

• third person objective

• third person omniscient

Which statement below is true about this story’s point of view?

• The narrator can only describe the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

• The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of three characters.

• The narrator reports facts only, not thoughts and feelings.

Which two statements below are true about the story’s setting?

• A similar plot could not occur in any other setting.

• The story’s plot is based on real events from this time and place in history.

• “The Bracelet” is a true story and is told from someone who lived through it.

• The story includes real places that existed at the time of the story’s setting.

What is the genre of “The Bracelet”?

• realistic fiction

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• fantasy

Read this excerpt from the story:

The crazy thing about the whole evacuation was that we were all loyal Americans. Most of us were citizens because we had been born here. But our parents, who had come from Japan, couldn’t become citizens because there was a law that prevented any Asian from becoming a citizen. Now everybody with a Japanese face was being shipped off to concentration camps. What is the main purpose of this paragraph in the story?

• to describe what life was like for Ruri in America

• to explain Ruri’s and her family’s citizenship status in America

• to reveal the true motivation of the U.S. government

• to show that Ruri and Laurie were friends despite their different races

Why does Ruri treasure the bracelet?

• It is the only possession she is allowed to bring with her to the camp.

• It is the first and only gift she has ever received.

• She knows that Laurie paid a lot of money for the bracelet.

• It is a symbol of her friendship with Laurie.

Which statement below can be considered a theme of “The Bracelet”?

• Hysteria and paranoia can make people do terrible things.

• True friendship lives in our hearts.

• Strong faith and a positive attitude can help you get through hard times.

• All of these can be considered a theme of “The Bracelet.”