- Ruri's family had to leave their home in Berkeley because _______________________________________________________.
- Ruri's father had been _________________________ because he worked for ____________ and he was in _______________________________.
- Laurie gave Ruri a bracelet as a ________________________________.
- Before they were used to house the Japanese-American internees, such as Ruri's family, the barracks at Tanforan had been _________________.
- The CLIMAX of the story was when Ruri lost the bracelet. The RESOLUTION was when Ruri came to realize that _______________________________.
- At the beginning of the story, I predicted that it would probably end with Ruri ______________ ______________________________________. I was (right / wrong) in my prediction because ____________________________________________________.
- The conflict of this story is much greater than just Ruri losing the bracelet. What is the larger CONFLICT? The larger conflict is the issue of _______ism with Ruri's family vs. the __. __. government.
- Ruri's character traits are that she was __________________, ____________________ and ______________________________. These traits allow her to deal with _______________ and _________________________________.
- Three character traits of Ruri's mother are that she is ___________________, _____________, and _________________________. She helps Ruri by _____________________________.
- POINT OF VIEW The author chose to tell this story from Ruri's 1st person point of view because it helps the reader understand __________________________________________.
- THEME I believe that the theme is that ___________________________ will overcome _____________________________________________.
Writing: Rewrite 1-3 paragraphs of the story from another character's point of view (Laurie, mother, or Ruri's older sister)
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