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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 Noora comes to see Izzy, what does she repeatedly tease her about?
(a) The bad smells in Izzy's room.
(b) Izzy's new life as a vampire.
(c) Jones's crush on Hanako.
(d) The tabloid stories.

2. What is the "live animal" that Yoshi warns an attendant is inside one of his duffel bags (199)?
(a) A rat.
(b) A ferret.
(c) A mink.
(d) An ermine.

3. How will Izzy get to the airport to fly home?
(a) Yoshi will call her an Uber.
(b) She will get a cab on the highway.
(c) Mariko will call her a car.
(d) Yoshi will drive her.

4. What do Akiko and Noriko make fun of when they and Izzy are cutting the ribbon at the hospital?
(a) Izzy's clothing.
(b) Izzy's Japanese.
(c) Izzy's smile.
(d) Izzy's fast walk.

5. What song does Akio play for Izzy when she meets him in Chapter 26?
(a) "The Rose."
(b) "I Will Always Love You."
(c) "All of Me."
(d) "Dreaming of You."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did Akio not get in touch with Izzy right after the Tokyo Tattler story broke?

4. How does Izzy feel at the beginning of Chapter 35, when her father is about to leave?

5. In Chapter 22, what does Izzy confess to Akio she did soon after meeting him for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 19, what does Izzy learn that she and Mariko have in common?

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

6. What are "gimu" and "ninjō"?

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

8. How does Izzy's first month in Japan mimic the growth of the bamboo on the imperial farm?

9. What happens between Izzy and Akio during the luncheon in Chapter 26?

10. What is significant about the title of the Women Now! article?

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