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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Crown Prince ask the imperial guards to wear to Izzy's graduation?
(a) Tie-dye t-shirts.
(b) T-shirts with Izzy's face on them.
(c) T-shirts in the school colors.
(d) Mount Shasta High School t-shirts.

3. In one of the poems she write to Akio, what does Izzy compare her two halves to?
(a) Beer and sake.
(b) Apple pie and mochi.
(c) Coffee and tea.
(d) Pancakes and dorayaki.

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

5. Where do Izzy and her mother leave Tamagotchi when they decide to go to Japan?
(a) With Jones.
(b) With Hanako's colleague.
(c) With Noora.
(d) With Hansani.

6. When Noora comes to see Izzy, what does she repeatedly tease her about?
(a) Jones's crush on Hanako.
(b) The bad smells in Izzy's room.
(c) Izzy's new life as a vampire.
(d) The tabloid stories.

7. What does Mariko help Izzy practice once she reaches the palace in Kyoto?
(a) Calligraphy.
(b) Flower arranging.
(c) Paper making.
(d) The tea ceremony.

8. What is the "live animal" that Yoshi warns an attendant is inside one of his duffel bags (199)?
(a) A rat.
(b) An ermine.
(c) A mink.
(d) A ferret.

9. 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) "Your father needs you."
(d) "It's where you belong."

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

11. What surprises Izzy about the way the empress first addresses her?
(a) The empress calls her "granddaughter" rather than using her name.
(b) The empress uses an honorific that expresses affection.
(c) The empress calls her by her official court name.
(d) The empress uses her nickname, "Izzy," rather than calling her "Izumi."

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

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

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

15. What does the article in Women Now reveal about the empress's background?
(a) She is from one of the families stripped of their nobility.
(b) She is a commoner who grew up in a poor village.
(c) She grew up in a Tokyo orphanage and no one is sure who her birth parents are.
(d) She is distantly related to the emperor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of poetry does Izzy use in the note that she writes to Akio in Chapter 28?

2. Where does Shirasu say the best bamboo can be found?

3. Why is the interview with Women Now "unprecedented" (300)?

4. What activity does Hanako suggest she, Izzy, and Izzy's father go do on his first full day in Mount Shasta?

5. What does Mariko remind Izzy to pack?

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