Comprehension Test "The Bracelet"

At the beginning of the story, Ruri is crying because:

• she doesn't want to leave her father.

• she had a fight with her best friend.

• she has to leave her home.

• she must go back to Japan.

Where is Papa when the story begins?

• He is in a prisoner-of-war camp in Montana.

• He is at the store getting supplies.

• He is in the Army fighting in the war.

• He is meeting with an F.B.I. agent.

How does Ruri's friend Laurie feel about the evacuation of Ruri and her family?

• She doesn't care and she tries to ignore the situation.

• She is angry and she and her classmates stage a demonstration.

• She thinks that Ruri and her family are dangerous and should be evacuated.

• She feels bad and doesn't understand why her friend and her family are being evacuated.

The evidence in the text that supports Laurie's feelings about Ruri's evacuation are all of the following statements except:

• Laurie's face was wilted like a tulip when Ruri answered the door.

• Laurie awkwardly said good-bye to Ruri.

• Laurie tells Ruri to, "Come home soon."

• She wondered who would be sitting in her desk at Lincoln Junior High.

The camp where Ruri and her family must stay was once a ____________.

• zoo.

• a football stadium.

• a tall apartment building.

• a racetrack.

When Ruri hears that her family will live in an apartment, she is :

• upset because she is used to living in a large home.

• disappointed because her family will not have a garden.

• excited because she anticipates a large elegant apartment building.

• worried because she doesn't know if she will have her own bedroom.

Why is the bracelet important to Ruri?

• It is very expensive.

• It is a symbol of her friendship with Laurie.

• It was a birthday present.

• It has a secret message inside it.

Ruri states on p. 67 , "The crazy thing about the whole evacuation was that we were all loyal Americans." All the following words would be synonym for crazy in this statement except for:

• ridiculous

• inconceivable

• unimaginable

• conceivable

Why does Ruri think the whole evacuation is crazy?

• There is not enough time to evacuate everyone.

• Ruri and the other citizens are loyal Americans.

• Other Asian people should also have to evacuate.

• She doesn't understand that her father is really a spy for the Japanese government.

Which word best describes how Ruri feels when she sees Apartment 40?

• overjoyed

• relieved

• furious

• deceived