View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Izzy's description of the moment she first sees her father reveal her sense of humor?
(a) She describes it like a police interview.
(b) She describes herself like a character in a television drama.
(c) She frames it as a multiple-choice question.
(d) She uses ridiculously exaggerated diction.

3. On page 158, what does Izzy call the way her cousins treat her?
(a) "Relational aggression."
(b) "Social bullying."
(c) "Covert narcissism."
(d) "Passive aggression."

4. What is an "NDA," like the one Izzy had to sign?
(a) A document that changes a person's citizenship.
(b) A document that acknowledges someone's paternity.
(c) A document agreeing to give up a financial settlement.
(d) A document that prohibits sharing confidential information.

5. How long has Izzy been in Japan at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) 1 full day.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 1 full week.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Reina?

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

3. When Izzy thinks about Mount Shasta in order to calm her nerves before leaving for the wedding, what does she remember?

4. Who attends the sericulture session with Izzy?

5. What does Akio tells Izzy the word "gaijin" means?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Izzy's second cousins both deliberately and accidentally make her feel more comfortable at the family dinner in Chapter 8?

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

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

4. Why is Izzy torn about her father's proposal that she stay on in Japan a while longer?

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,003 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample