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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. Whose music does Izzy choose to play for Akio?
(a) The Mount Shasta Children's Choir.
(b) The Mount Shasta Gay Men's Chorus.
(c) The Mount Shasta Community Orchestra.
(d) The Mount Shasta High School Marching Band.

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

3. What is Auntie Asako's attitude about the prime minister's marriage to a "narikin" (155)?
(a) Scornful.
(b) Bewildered.
(c) Amused.
(d) Excited.

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

5. Why do Izzy and Akio end up going to Akio's parents' house in Chapter 14?
(a) To pick up a gift from Akio's parents to Izzy.
(b) So that Akio can hide Izzy from reporters.
(c) To take his mother some medicine.
(d) So that Izzy can meet Akio's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they arrive at the palace in Chapter 17, what does Izzy tell Akio about his decision to end any romantic connection between them?

2. What is "Tamagotchi 2.0"?

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

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

5. What is the name of the exclusive school that Akiko and Noriko attend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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)?

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

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

8. When Izzy tells Akio that she dislikes her security code name, how does he change her mind?

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

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

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