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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 does Izzy realize when her father asks about her mother's mug collection?
(a) She realizes that her mother is actually a little eccentric.
(b) She realizes why her mother was so upset when Izzy broke a particular mug.
(c) She realizes that her father still loves her mother deeply.
(d) She realizes that it was her father who inspired her mother to collect mugs.

2. Where does the nickname that Izzy has given her cousins Noriko and Akiko come from?
(a) A song by rapper Warren G.
(b) Downton Abbey.
(c) A book and movie by Stephen King.
(d) One of the Real Housewives television shows.

3. What does Hanako warn Izzy is true about life at court for women?
(a) They are closely scrutinized and constantly criticized.
(b) They are are given a lot of responsibility without any power.
(c) They are expected to conform to rules from hundreds of years ago.
(d) They are not allowed to travel freely or make their own decisions.

4. What does Mr. Fuchigami caution Izzy about when she asks about the seating arrangements for the family dinner?
(a) She must be very careful about what she says about the emperor and empress.
(b) She must find a way to impress on her family members how grateful she is to her father.
(c) She must remember to converse only with female members of the family.
(d) She must not show favoritism toward any one person or part of the family.

5. Why does Izzy's mother start to cry when they are talking on the phone at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) She finds it hard to share Izzy.
(b) She misses the Crown Prince.
(c) She is lonely.
(d) She is worried about Izzy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Izzy decide to go on her day off in Chapter 14?

2. Who escorts Izzy to the prime minister's wedding?

3. From context, what kind of restaurant is an izakaya?

4. Who is Reina?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Hanako warn Izzy not to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Izzy to disregard her feelings of unease during her night out with Yoshi?

2. What confession about her own insecurities does Izzy trust Akio with in Chapter 13, and what does he confess in return?

3. What causes Izzy to cry after the sericulture session?

4. When Izzy asks her family whether they often see the emperor and empress, what do they respond, and how does Yoshi explain the special status of the emperor?

5. 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?

6. During her visit to Akio's parents' home, what two things does Izzy discover she and Akio have in common?

7. Why does Izzy say that her cousins were not really wrong when they called her "gaijin"?

8. How does Izzy's enjoyment of the sparkling cider trigger a feeling of frustration in her father?

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

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

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