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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Izzy compare herself to as she leaves the wedding?
(a) A deer fleeing a forest fire.
(b) Cinderella leaving the ball.
(c) A runaway train.
(d) A defeated army in retreat.

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

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

4. What does Izzy see numerous examples of in Akio's former bedroom?
(a) Sharpshooting trophies.
(b) Books about animals.
(c) Model planes.
(d) Service awards.

5. On page 158, what does Izzy call the way her cousins treat her?
(a) "Covert narcissism."
(b) "Passive aggression."
(c) "Relational aggression."
(d) "Social bullying."

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

7. What does the expression "newly minted" mean (1)?
(a) Recently refreshed.
(b) Recently made.
(c) Recently grown.
(d) Recently discovered.

8. What shape does the chef at the airport carve a radish into for Izzy?
(a) A flower.
(b) A fish.
(c) A bird.
(d) A butterfly.

9. At the family dinner in Chapter 8, what is Yoshi referring to when he tells Izzy "Well, you did your best" (81)?
(a) Her outfit.
(b) Her introduction.
(c) Her table manners.
(d) Her attempt to remember names.

10. What does Akio tells Izzy the word "gaijin" means?
(a) It is a pejorative term for foreigners.
(b) It means a foolish and gullible person.
(c) It is a word used to describe someone who makes frequent social errors.
(d) It refers to people of common, rather than royal, blood.

11. Why does Izzy's mother start to cry when they are talking on the phone at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) She is lonely.
(b) She is worried about Izzy.
(c) She finds it hard to share Izzy.
(d) She misses the Crown Prince.

12. Who does Izzy think is "stuffy but kind of hot" when she first sees him? (46)
(a) Prince Yoshihito.
(b) Prime Minister Adachi.
(c) Akio Kobayashi.
(d) Mr. Fuchigami.

13. What do Izzy and her father have for lunch in Chapter 10?
(a) A soup with caviar in it.
(b) Tempura vegetables.
(c) Raw eel.
(d) Ayu fish.

14. What does the Crown Prince say on page 168 after Izzy explains her cousins' role in what happened at the wedding?
(a) "Your cousins are just jealous of your standing."
(b) "It doesn't matter how it happened."
(c) "You need to use better common sense."
(d) "Learn to ignore the tricks of your inferiors."

15. From context, what kind of restaurant is an izakaya?
(a) A restaurant that specializes in noodle dishes.
(b) A formal and exclusive restaurant focused on fine dining.
(c) A tourist restaurant with chefs who cook at the diner's tables.
(d) A casual restaurant focused on drinking and small plates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of the book in which Noora finds the note to Hanako?

2. Which of Izzy's cousins introduces Izzy to her fiance at the family dinner?

3. At the wedding, what does Yoshi complain that their uncle Tadashi will not stop talking to him about?

4. What word is Izzy trying to say when she accidentally says "boobs" in Japanese (91)?

5. What is one of the things that Akio tells Izzy he likes about her?

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