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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Fireworks.
(b) Singing.
(c) Horns honking.
(d) Chanting.

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

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

4. What does Mr. Fuchigami give Izzy when she gets into the car at the airport?
(a) A book on palace etiquette.
(b) A map of the palace.
(c) An itinerary.
(d) A Japanese phrase book.

5. When Izzy gets home in Chapter 4, who is waiting to meet her?
(a) Her father.
(b) Two of her father's sisters.
(c) The head of the Imperial Household Agency.
(d) The Japanese Ambassador.

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

7. Who attends the sericulture session with Izzy?
(a) Her father.
(b) Akiko and Noriko.
(c) Sachiko.
(d) Yoshi.

8. Which of Izzy's cousins introduces Izzy to her fiance at the family dinner?
(a) Akiko.
(b) Asako.
(c) Sachiko.
(d) Noriko.

9. Where do Izzy and Yoshi go after they leave the izakaya?
(a) A karaoke bar.
(b) Yoshi's city apartment.
(c) A fire-walking show.
(d) The palace.

10. How did Akio find Izzy at the karaoke bar?
(a) He called Yoshi.
(b) The bartender called the palace.
(c) He put a tracker in her phone.
(d) Sachiko told him where her brother was.

11. When they arrive at the palace in Chapter 17, what does Izzy tell Akio about his decision to end any romantic connection between them?
(a) He was cruel to lead her on.
(b) He should have waited until the next day to tell her.
(c) She would never consider a relationship with him, anyway.
(d) It is her fault for misreading his signals.

12. Who escorts Izzy to the prime minister's wedding?
(a) The Crown Prince.
(b) Mr. Fuchigami.
(c) Akio.
(d) Yoshi.

13. In Chapter 14, what does Akio tell Izzy he has started to understand about her?
(a) She is impulsive, but not a bad person.
(b) She uses humor to hide her vulnerability.
(c) She leads with her heart.
(d) She is stronger and smarter than she appears.

14. What is Izzy's companion and tutor named?
(a) Hanako.
(b) Asako.
(c) Mariko.
(d) Yoshihito.

15. At the wedding, what does Yoshi complain that their uncle Tadashi will not stop talking to him about?
(a) Stamp collecting.
(b) The stock market.
(c) Bolivia.
(d) Chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Izzy and Akio end up going to Akio's parents' house in Chapter 14?

2. What does Izzy say is special about the connection she shares with her friends?

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

4. What does Izzy realize when her father asks about her mother's mug collection?

5. At the family dinner in Chapter 8, what is Yoshi referring to when he tells Izzy "Well, you did your best" (81)?

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