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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose music does Izzy choose to play for Akio?
(a) The Mount Shasta Gay Men's Chorus.
(b) The Mount Shasta High School Marching Band.
(c) The Mount Shasta Community Orchestra.
(d) The Mount Shasta Children's Choir.

2. What word is Izzy trying to say when she accidentally says "boobs" in Japanese (91)?
(a) Hungry.
(b) Sleepy.
(c) Apple.
(d) Uncle.

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

4. Where does the nickname that Izzy has given her cousins Noriko and Akiko come from?
(a) One of the Real Housewives television shows.
(b) A song by rapper Warren G.
(c) Downton Abbey.
(d) A book and movie by Stephen King.

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

6. As Mariko dresses Izzy and washes her face in Chapter 18, to what does Izzy compare herself?
(a) A baby.
(b) A pet.
(c) A doll.
(d) A corpse.

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

8. What is an "NDA," like the one Izzy had to sign?
(a) A document that acknowledges someone's paternity.
(b) A document that changes a person's citizenship.
(c) A document agreeing to give up a financial settlement.
(d) A document that prohibits sharing confidential information.

9. How did Yoshi get Izzy's phone number?
(a) He hacked into Mr. Fuchigami's computer.
(b) He just asked someone for it.
(c) He went through his sister's phone to find it.
(d) He Googled her.

10. In Chapter 2, what does Izzy reveal she has hidden under her bed?
(a) Alcohol and romance novels.
(b) Junk food and cigarettes.
(c) Letters and photographs.
(d) A burner phone and cash.

11. What does Akio have delivered to Izzy's room?
(a) A pizza.
(b) A dictionary.
(c) A clock.
(d) A radish.

12. How do the furnishings of her father's office make Izzy feel?
(a) She feels as if everything in her life is cheap by comparison.
(b) She feels important because of her association with her father.
(c) She feels proud to have a life focused on people instead of things.
(d) She feels embarrassed about how little she knows about the world.

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

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

15. What does Izzy say is special about the connection she shares with her friends?
(a) They can just look at each other and know what the others are thinking.
(b) They can be comfortable with one another because they all speak Japanese.
(c) Her friends are the only ones who do not tease her for being an Asian girl who is bad at math.
(d) Her friends are the only ones who understand how hard it is to not know your father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hobby does Izzy say she is going to suggest to Mr. Fuchigami that she take up?

2. From context, what kind of restaurant is an izakaya?

3. What does Izzy especially value about Hansani?

4. Who is the passenger in the Rolls Royce following the one that Izzy rides in?

5. What does Izzy sarcastically suggest that Akio might want to use to keep her under control?

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