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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapters 31-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Izzy's father bring her in California?
(a) Banana-flavored cakes.
(b) A chrysanthemum pendant.
(c) An iris.
(d) Dorayaki.

2. What is the topic of the book in which Noora finds the note to Hanako?
(a) Japanese poetry.
(b) Preserving flowers.
(c) Rare orchids.
(d) Organic foods.

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

4. What does the man who accosts Izzy in the alley want?
(a) Money.
(b) A kiss.
(c) An autograph.
(d) Directions.

5. In Chapter 29, what does Izzy compare herself--and other Japanese Americans who return to Japan--to?
(a) Koi fish.
(b) Domestic pets.
(c) Bonsai trees.
(d) Bugs trapped in amber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Izzy and her friends at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. On page 268, what advice does Glory give Izzy about Akio on the car ride home from the airport?

3. After talking with Noriko and Akiko, whom does Izzy suspect of selling her pictures to the tabloids?

4. What bothers the emperor about Izzy?

5. What does Izzy ask Jones if he did in order to impress her mother?

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