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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the exclusive school that Akiko and Noriko attend?
(a) Gakushūin.
(b) Musashino.
(c) Takachiho.
(d) Kokushihan.

2. What hobby does Izzy say she is going to suggest to Mr. Fuchigami that she take up?
(a) Wrestling.
(b) Drag racing.
(c) Archery.
(d) Falconry.

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

4. What is Auntie Asako's attitude about the prime minister's marriage to a "narikin" (155)?
(a) Amused.
(b) Bewildered.
(c) Scornful.
(d) Excited.

5. What is "Tamagotchi 2.0"?
(a) A koi fish.
(b) A flower.
(c) A radish.
(d) A dog.

6. What kind thing does Noora do for Glory?
(a) Helps her write an email to their principal about prejudice at school.
(b) Offers to give her a ride to her older sister's house so that she does not have to stay at home.
(c) Stays up late studying with her so that she can pass her government class.
(d) Calls her to give her an excuse not to talk to her mother's boyfriend.

7. When Izzy and her father walk in the garden in Chapter 7, what aspect of royal life does she realize she might struggle to adjust to?
(a) The elaborate etiquette.
(b) The precise schedules.
(c) Never being alone.
(d) Having to dress so formally.

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

9. In Chapter 8, what is Izzy unpleasantly surprised to find out is happening before dinner?
(a) A security discussion with Akio.
(b) A tutoring session.
(c) A meeting with reporters.
(d) A phone call with the emperor.

10. When Izzy thinks about Mount Shasta in order to calm her nerves before leaving for the wedding, what does she remember?
(a) She is missing her graduation ceremony.
(b) Her senior prom is scheduled for that weekend.
(c) Her mother is proud of her for taking this chance.
(d) The AGG will want to know every detail of this evening.

11. Where does Izzy notice that her father seems more relaxed?
(a) Outdoors.
(b) In the car.
(c) At the table.
(d) In his office.

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

13. When Izzy and her father are walking in the garden in Chapter 7, what does her father tell her is happening because the people of Tokyo are welcoming her?
(a) Singing.
(b) Horns honking.
(c) Chanting.
(d) Fireworks.

14. Whose marriage is written about in the newspaper article that begins the book?
(a) The Japanese Prime Minister's.
(b) A Japanese princess's.
(c) The Japanese emperor's.
(d) A Japanese prince's.

15. Where does Izzy think that Mokoto is in the first picture of him that Noora shows her?
(a) Mount Shasta.
(b) The Empire State Building.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Tokyo Imperial Palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the blogger quoted in the March 23 Tattler article say is true about Izzy?

2. Who does Izzy think is "stuffy but kind of hot" when she first sees him? (46)

3. What did Makoto tell Hanako would make him feel like a "tree without sunlight" (26)?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Izzy reveal she has hidden under her bed?

5. What shape does the chef at the airport carve a radish into for Izzy?

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