2. When Izzy asks Akio whether she looks okay before meeting her grandparents, what does he compare her to?
(a) A golden chrysanthemum.
(b) The goddess of mercy.
(c) A sunrise.
(d) An expensive sake.

3. What song does Akio play for Izzy when she meets him in Chapter 26?
(a) "The Rose."
(b) "All of Me."
(c) "I Will Always Love You."
(d) "Dreaming of You."

4. When Yoshi asks Izzy how she feels about Kyoto, what does she tell him it is like?
(a) A school.
(b) A dream.
(c) A prison.
(d) A vacation.

5. What makes Izzy burst into tears when the flight attendant explains her meal choices?
(a) The food choices remind her of her California home.
(b) She is no longer used to being able to choose what she eats.
(c) One meal is served with radishes.
(d) The food is typically Japanese.

6. What realization about his life has the Crown Prince come to during Izzy's time in Japan?
(a) He misses the person he was when he was with her mother.
(b) He needs to learn more about how to parent a teenager.
(c) He wants to advocate for changing some imperial restrictions and traditions.
(d) He does not really want to be the emperor of Japan someday.

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

8. Why does Akio feel that he is in Izzy's debt in Chapter 21?
(a) She has kept the secret she promised to keep in Chapter 20.
(b) She has asked Mr. Fuchigami to grant Akio some time off.
(c) She has arranged medical care for his mother.
(d) She is being kind and friendly to him despite all that has happened between them.

9. What gift does Izzy bring her father from Kyoto?
(a) A photograph of the crane and the pond.
(b) A scroll with kanji she has written.
(c) A painting of the imperial bamboo farm.
(d) One of the orchids that is her mother's favorite flower.

10. Why did Akio not get in touch with Izzy right after the Tokyo Tattler story broke?
(a) He did not see the story before she suddenly left Japan.
(b) He tried, but Izzy had blocked international numbers on her cell phone.
(c) He tried, but Yoshi did not deliver the note he entrusted to him.
(d) He was convinced he had ruined her life.

11. In Chapter 19, what does Izzy say she suspects about her trip to Kyoto?
(a) Her father is trying to keep her from going home.
(b) Her father is punishing her.
(c) Her father wants to separate her from Yoshi.
(d) Her father wants to hide her away.

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

13. How did Yoshi hear about what has happened between Akio and Izzy?
(a) He read the Tokyo Tattler article.
(b) Reina told him.
(c) Sachiko told him.
(d) The Imperial Household sent the family a memo.

14. How long does Izzy spend holed up in her room after she returns from Japan?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 2 days.

15. What does Mariko remind Izzy to pack?
(a) The pearls that were a gift from the empress.
(b) The genealogy information on her mother's family.
(c) Her collection of notes from Akio.
(d) Her ink and paper for practicing calligraphy.