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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the things that Akio tells Izzy he likes about her?
(a) The way she hums when she eats.
(b) The way she talks about home.
(c) Her stubbornness.
(d) Her independence.

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

3. What did Makoto tell Hanako would make him feel like a "tree without sunlight" (26)?
(a) Losing his relationship with her.
(b) Staying in America.
(c) Not finishing his education.
(d) Being disowned by his family.

4. Why does Izzy feel unwell when she wakes up in Chapter 18?
(a) She is coming down with a cold.
(b) She drank too much at the wedding.
(c) She ate something at the wedding that disagreed with her.
(d) She cried herself to sleep the night before.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Izzy think is "stuffy but kind of hot" when she first sees him? (46)

2. What does the expression "newly minted" mean (1)?

3. What is "Tamagotchi 2.0"?

4. Who attends the sericulture session with Izzy?

5. At the wedding, what does Yoshi complain that their uncle Tadashi will not stop talking to him about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the drawbacks Izzy points out about her dog, Tamagotchi?

2. 'Why does Izzy decide to accept Yoshi's offer at the end of Chapter 11?

3. What clues are there in the narrative that show the people in the izakaya know exactly who Izzy is?

4. What does Izzy learn about the former noble families like the Kuge and Kizoku that is directly related to her budding romance with Akio?

5. How does Izzy end up making a serious social error at the prime minister's wedding?

6. When Izzy meets her father in Chapter 7, what comment about his fear does her father make, and what story does she share, in return?

7. What is Izzy's reaction to the tabloid article, and what advice does Akio give her about it?

8. What are Izzy's first impressions of Tokyo?

9. In Chapter 18, what does Izzy learn her father will be doing for the next 16 days, and what does she assume that will mean?

10. Why does Izzy feel awkward and insufficient when people ask her where she comes from?

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