1. The Bracelet Comprehension Questions
Prof. Miguel A. Arce Ramos
11th Grade English

2. Why did Ruri’s family have to leave home?
Ruri's family had to leave their home because the U.S and Japan were at war and every Japanese person in the U.S had to go to concentration camps.

3. Why does Laurie give Ruri a bracelet?
Laurie gives Ruri a bracelet, so she can remember her.

4. The barracks were used as horse stalls.
What were the barracks used for before Ruri 
and her family came to live there?
The barracks were used as horse stalls.

5. What lesson does Ruri learn?
Ruri learns that material things are not as important as the memories in people's hearts.

6. How do you think the living arrangement for Ruri’s family adds to the emotions the family is already experiencing?
The living conditions at the concentration camps were horrible, depressive and sad just like the feelings that the family must have had because of the situation.

7. The two settings of the story are:
Identify the two settings in this story. Why are both so important to the plot?
The two settings of the story are:
their house in Berkeley, California
and the Tanforan Racetracks where they were held.
They are important because they show the horrible circumstances that the family lived in.

8. b. The stall was narrow, empty and dark. It smelled of horses.
how did she visualize an apartment? Where did they have to stay and provide a description of the conditions they had to live in?
a. It was an enormous building in San Francisco, with an elevator and thick carpeted hallways.
I thought of how wonderful it would be to have our own elevator.
A house was all right, but an apartment seemed elegant and special.
b. The stall was narrow, empty and dark. It smelled of horses.

9. where the narrator was hopeful that they would not have to go
where the narrator was hopeful that they would not have to go. How did she feel when she arrived at the Central Control Center?
a. I thought maybe by some miracle a messenger from the government might be standing there and he come to tell us that it was all a terrible mistake.
She felt alone, anxious and scared because of all of the people in the Control Center. When she went to the bus, she felt angry at the way they were treated.

10. Answer the following question with a paragraph:
Provide a description of the garden and how did this garden compare to their current situation.

11. Answer the following question with a paragraph:
What do you think will happen to Ruri and her family at the concentration camps? Do you think they will be bitter at America?