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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term does Hanako not like Izzy to use when referring to her father?
(a) Baby daddy.
(b) Deadbeat dad.
(c) Bio dad.
(d) Sperm donor.

2. As Mariko dresses Izzy and washes her face in Chapter 18, to what does Izzy compare herself?
(a) A baby.
(b) A doll.
(c) A corpse.
(d) A pet.

3. What does Akio tell Izzy commoners were once expected to do when princes and princesses rode past?
(a) Stay inside their houses.
(b) Bow.
(c) Prostrate themselves on the ground.
(d) Avert their eyes.

4. What example does Akio give of the conflict between gimu and ninjō?
(a) A samurai who is in love with his shogun's daughter.
(b) A soldier who is ordered to kill a member of his own family.
(c) A princess who must modify her own personality to fit in.
(d) A lady-in-waiting who must serve a princess she dislikes.

5. What does Akio buy for Izzy at the store in Chapter 13?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A bottle of sake.
(c) A new t-shirt.
(d) An energy drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attends the sericulture session with Izzy?

2. In one of the poems she write to Akio, what does Izzy compare her two halves to?

3. What does the noise at the hospital turn out to be?

4. In the car on the way to the palace in Chapter 23, how is Izzy feeling about being back in Tokyo and seeing her father again?

5. What gift does the Crown Prince give Izzy when she returns to Tokyo?

(see the answer key)

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