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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. When Yoshi asks Izzy how she feels about Kyoto, what does she tell him it is like?
(a) A vacation.
(b) A school.
(c) A prison.
(d) A dream.

2. Where do Izzy and her mother leave Tamagotchi when they decide to go to Japan?
(a) With Jones.
(b) With Hansani.
(c) With Noora.
(d) With Hanako's colleague.

3. Why does Izzy not receive any phone calls from Japan while she is flying home to California?
(a) She turned her phone off when she left Tokyo.
(b) She left her phone behind in the palace.
(c) The palace is not yet aware of her absence.
(d) She has blocked international numbers on her phone.

4. What does Izzy watch while she is holed up in her room after returning to California from Japan?
(a) Romance movies.
(b) Reality shows.
(c) Documentaries.
(d) Horror movies.

5. What form of poetry does Izzy use in the note that she writes to Akio in Chapter 28?
(a) Sedoka.
(b) Waka.
(c) Renga.
(d) Haiku.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie does Izzy quote to Akio in the bamboo forest?

2. How long does Izzy spend holed up in her room after she returns from Japan?

3. What word characterizes Hanako's behavior during dinner on the first evening of the Crown Prince's visit?

4. What does Hanako express distress about as they hurry to try to catch the imperial motorcade?

5. What happens when Izzy tries to call Akio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reina do that causes Izzy to tell Yoshi that she thinks Reina hates him?

2. When they are at dinner in Chapter 21, why does Yoshi tell Izzy that she has changed?

3. Why are both Izzy and Mariko so pleased by the Tokyo Tattler article that comes out after Izzy visits the hospital?

4. What happens when Izzy goes into the bathroom during the luncheon in Chapter 26?

5. In Chapter 19, what advice does Mariko give Izzy about the traditional art form she is trying to master?

6. When she is standing in her driveway watching her father pull away in Chapter 35, what does Izzy suddenly realize about herself and her identity?

7. How do her friends demonstrate their friendship for and understanding of Izzy when they come with Hanako to fetch Izzy from the airport?

8. When Izzy is packing in Chapter 29, what does she tell Mariko about having Mariko as a lady-in-waiting?

9. How does Mariko help Izzy get in touch with Akio in Chapter 27?

10. In Izzy's text to Noora in Chapter 29, what does she imply she thinks is keeping Akio from meeting her?

(see the answer keys)

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