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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does Izzy suspect of spying on her and Akio and arranging the Tokyo Tattler article about them?
(a) Sachiko.
(b) Mr. Fuchigami.
(c) Noriko and Akiko.
(d) Yoshi.

3. What do both Izzy and her mother accuse one another of at the Black Bear Diner?
(a) Being sloppy.
(b) Overeating.
(c) Flattering Izzy's father.
(d) Acting weird.

4. What does the noise at the hospital turn out to be?
(a) A car backfiring.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) An overturned cart.
(d) The hospital's generator.

5. What gift does the Crown Prince give Izzy when she returns to Tokyo?
(a) Her official royal portrait.
(b) Genealogical research on her mother's family.
(c) A string of pearls sent by the empress.
(d) A plane ticket to California so that she can attend graduation.

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

7. During the train ride to Kyoto, what does Mr. Fuchigami say traditional Japanese people do out of respect for the gods?
(a) Face their houses toward the east.
(b) Leave one in every four fields fallow.
(c) Make sure not to obstruct running water.
(d) Live below a certain altitude.

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

9. How does Izzy feel at the beginning of Chapter 35, when her father is about to leave?
(a) She feels defeated, as if she has wasted an important opportunity.
(b) She is relieved that her father's pressuring her to return to Japan is over with.
(c) She feels like it will be lonely with just her and her mother.
(d) She is secretly pleased that she will get to spend some time alone with her mother.

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

11. What argument for their innocence in the exposure of Akio and Izzy's relationship do Akiko and Noriko give?
(a) They both know what it is like to be in love with someone the family disapproves of.
(b) They would never embarrass the entire family just to expose Izzy.
(c) They had no way of knowing when Izzy was at the karaoke bar.
(d) Because of their mother, they would never talk to the tabloids.

12. In Chapter 21, when Izzy runs to hug Yoshi, what does he tell her?
(a) In Japan, it is not usual to display affection in public.
(b) He regrets that they are cousins and he cannot marry her.
(c) A princess must appear composed at all times.
(d) Her enthusiasm makes everyone around her happy.

13. What gift does Izzy's father bring her in California?
(a) Dorayaki.
(b) Banana-flavored cakes.
(c) A chrysanthemum pendant.
(d) An iris.

14. How does Izzy find out about the Tokyo Tattler article in Chapter 27?
(a) From Mariko.
(b) From Mr. Fuchigami.
(c) From her father.
(d) From the AGG.

15. When Izzy tells Yoshi that bald eagles are not an option for Sachiko's wedding, what does he suggest she release instead?
(a) Falcons.
(b) Condors.
(c) Seagulls.
(d) Turkeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What offer does Izzy make and Akio refuse when they are walking together in the bamboo forest?

2. Why does Reina get angry at Yoshi on the return train to Tokyo?

3. Why does Izzy not receive any phone calls from Japan while she is flying home to California?

4. Why does Mariko tell Izzy that Izzy cannot go to Akio's parents' house?

5. Where do Izzy and her mother leave Tamagotchi when they decide to go to Japan?

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