2. In the car on the way back from the wedding, what prompts Akio to say "This is poor timing" (163)?
(a) He is about to tell Izzy that they cannot have a romantic relationship.
(b) He knows that Izzy's father will send her away from the palace now.
(c) He knows that the tabloids will be full of stories about Izzy tomorrow.
(d) He is about to take a leave of absence from work to tend to his mother.

3. What does the expression "newly minted" mean (1)?
(a) Recently discovered.
(b) Recently refreshed.
(c) Recently made.
(d) Recently grown.

4. What distracts Izzy from posing properly for the photographers at the sericulture session?
(a) She feels like she is about to sneeze.
(b) One of her new shoes is pinching her foot.,
(c) A silkworm starts crawling up her arm.
(d) Mariko is scowling at her.

5. What does Izzy sarcastically suggest that Akio might want to use to keep her under control?
(a) An electronic tether.
(b) A ball and chain.
(c) A shock collar.
(d) A leash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Noora show Izzy to prove her claim about Makoto's title?

2. What does Hanako warn Izzy is true about life at court for women?

3. Who is the passenger in the Rolls Royce following the one that Izzy rides in?

4. When Akio gets a number of text messages in the car in Chapter 14, whom does Izzy suspect is texting him?

5. When Izzy and her father walk in the garden in Chapter 7, what aspect of royal life does she realize she might struggle to adjust to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Izzy say that she has a father but not a dad?

2. Which of the things that Hanako has always told Izzy about her father are lies?

3. What is the main point of the April 2 Tokyo Tattler article, and what examples does it give to illustrate this point?

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

5. 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?

6. When Izzy and her mother are saying goodbye, what does Hanako tell Izzy she is proud of her for, and why does it make Izzy feel as if her mother can "see into the dark recesses of [her] soul" (45)?

7. What causes the Tokyo Tattler to speculate that Princess Izumi is in trouble?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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