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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. Who counsels Izzy, about her feelings for Akio, saying, "You'll get over him" (259)?
(a) Mariko.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Noora.
(d) Yoshi.

2. How long does Izzy spend holed up in her room after she returns from Japan?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 2 days.

3. Why does Mariko tell Izzy that Izzy cannot go to Akio's parents' house?
(a) Her father will never forgive her.
(b) It is surrounded by reporters.
(c) Akio has asked that she leave him alone.
(d) Mr. Fuchigami will not let her leave the palace.

4. What is the Crown Prince surprised by at the Black Bear Diner?
(a) The patrons.
(b) The tea.
(c) The biscuits.
(d) The waitstaff.

5. What does the article in Women Now reveal about the empress's background?
(a) She grew up in a Tokyo orphanage and no one is sure who her birth parents are.
(b) She is from one of the families stripped of their nobility.
(c) She is a commoner who grew up in a poor village.
(d) She is distantly related to the emperor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprising information does Izzy learn from Akio in Chapter 37?

2. In Chapter 21, when Izzy runs to hug Yoshi, what does he tell her?

3. What argument for their innocence in the exposure of Akio and Izzy's relationship do Akiko and Noriko give?

4. When Izzy runs into the twins' ladies-in-waiting during the luncheon, what is Izzy on her way to do?

5. When Izzy tells Yoshi that bald eagles are not an option for Sachiko's wedding, what does he suggest she release instead?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the usual protocol for greeting the public on the emperor's birthday, and what actually ends up happening instead?

3. What does Yoshi tell Izzy is the difference between Sachiko's relationship with her fiance and Izzy's relationship with Akio?

4. In Chapter 32, what does Izzy's father tell her about her relationship with Akio?

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

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

7. What story does Izzy tell Akio about her childhood in Chapter 22?

8. What are "gimu" and "ninjō"?

9. After her graduation party, what insecurities about their relationship does Izzy express to her father?

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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