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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What offer does Izzy make and Akio refuse when they are walking together in the bamboo forest?
(a) To talk with her father about their situation.
(b) To be friends with him.
(c) To replace him with another guard.
(d) To have a secret romantic relationship.

2. What is Izzy doing on the train to Kyoto when Chapter 19 begins?
(a) Texting her friends.
(b) Finishing homework.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Practicing her Japanese.

3. What movie does Izzy quote to Akio in the bamboo forest?
(a) The Princess Diaries.
(b) The Lion King.
(c) The Avengers.
(d) Seven Samurai.

4. When the AGG greets Izzy at the airport, what are they holding?
(a) A sign.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Tamagotchi.
(d) Radishes.

5. Whom does Mariko suggest Izzy use as a messenger between her and Akio?
(a) Yoshi.
(b) Mariko.
(c) Midori.
(d) Sachiko.

6. During her conversation with her father after the graduation party, what does Izzy reveal she is always trying to eat more of?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Fish.
(c) Pop-Tarts.
(d) Sprinkles.

7. What game does Izzy end up explaining to her father after her graduation party?
(a) The Floor is Lava.
(b) Frisbee golf.
(c) Pin the Tail on the Donkey.
(d) Beer pong.

8. In Chapter 22, what does Izzy confess to Akio she did soon after meeting him for the first time?
(a) She made up a mean song about him.
(b) She asked for him to be reassigned.
(c) She defaced his photograph.
(d) She told the AGG he was sexy.

9. Why is Princess Midori so often absent from her imperial duties?
(a) She has a physical disability.
(b) She dislikes being a princess.
(c) She has a substance use disorder.
(d) She is pregnant.

10. In Chapter 22, what job does Akio reveal is his dream job?
(a) He wants to be head of the imperial guard.
(b) He wants to open his own security firm.
(c) He wants to be a commercial airline pilot.
(d) He wants to join the Air Self-Defense Force.

11. What does Akio send Izzy in Chapter 37?
(a) A radish.
(b) An orchid.
(c) An iris.
(d) A key chain.

12. When Izzy asks her mother, "Why would I go to Japan?" (296), what does her mother reply?
(a) "Your father needs you."
(b) "It's where you belong."
(c) "To show yourself you can."
(d) "For love."

13. What draws Izzy's attention to the bathroom where Midori is?
(a) The absence of the twins from the luncheon.
(b) The twins' ladies-in-waiting guarding the door.
(c) The sound of moaning.
(d) She just happens to be looking for the bathroom.

14. Why does Mariko tell Izzy that Izzy cannot go to Akio's parents' house?
(a) Akio has asked that she leave him alone.
(b) Mr. Fuchigami will not let her leave the palace.
(c) Her father will never forgive her.
(d) It is surrounded by reporters.

15. What does Izzy wear under her cardigan during the interview?
(a) A t-shirt with a picture of Tamagotchi on it.
(b) A t-shirt featuring the fifth-grade picture of the AGG in their denim outfits.
(c) A Mount Shasta High School t-shirt.
(d) A "Riots, Not Diets" t-shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Izzy about the way the empress first addresses her?

2. What does the noise at the hospital turn out to be?

3. What does Izzy ask Akio to do in the note she writes him in Chapter 28?

4. What happens when Izzy tries to call Akio?

5. What does Mariko help Izzy practice once she reaches the palace in Kyoto?

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