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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. In the car on the way back from the wedding, what prompts Akio to say "This is poor timing" (163)?
(a) He is about to take a leave of absence from work to tend to his mother.
(b) He is about to tell Izzy that they cannot have a romantic relationship.
(c) He knows that Izzy's father will send her away from the palace now.
(d) He knows that the tabloids will be full of stories about Izzy tomorrow.

2. How did Shirasu's father die?
(a) He died in the wartime bombing of Tokyo.
(b) He was gored by a bull.
(c) He had a heart attack while tending the bamboo.
(d) He was killed in a car accident.

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

4. Where does Izzy decide to go on her day off in Chapter 14?
(a) A baseball game.
(b) The Imperial Dog Kennels.
(c) The Asia-Pacific Festival.
(d) An art gallery.

5. In Chapter 22, what job does Akio reveal is his dream job?
(a) He wants to be head of the imperial guard.
(b) He wants to join the Air Self-Defense Force.
(c) He wants to be a commercial airline pilot.
(d) He wants to open his own security firm.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Mariko dresses Izzy and washes her face in Chapter 18, to what does Izzy compare herself?

2. Who eventually finds Izzy in the alley?

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

4. Why does Akio feel that he is in Izzy's debt in Chapter 21?

5. During the train ride to Kyoto, what does Mr. Fuchigami say traditional Japanese people do out of respect for the gods?

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