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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. 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.

2. In the car on the way to the palace in Chapter 23, how is Izzy feeling about being back in Tokyo and seeing her father again?
(a) Confused.
(b) Excited.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Nervous.

3. What bothers the emperor about Izzy?
(a) Her parents are not married.
(b) Her clothing is too bold.
(c) She is too outspoken.
(d) She is an American citizen.

4. What does Jones bring to try to help Izzy?
(a) Aromatherapy oils and a tincture.
(b) A book about mindfulness meditation.
(c) A book about herbal medicine.
(d) Healing crystals and a copper bracelet.

5. What happens when Izzy tries to call Akio?
(a) Akio refuses to speak to her.
(b) Akio's father answers the phone and hangs up on her.
(c) The number is disconnected.
(d) Mr. Fuchigami takes her phone away.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yoshi asks Izzy how she feels about Kyoto, what does she tell him it is like?

2. What does Izzy think the lanterns look like when the people release them into the sky at the end of Chapter 21?

3. In Chapter 19, what does Izzy say she suspects about her trip to Kyoto?

4. What game does Izzy end up explaining to her father after her graduation party?

5. What is the Crown Prince surprised by at the Black Bear Diner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are "gimu" and "ninjō"?

2. What arguments does Izzy give for allowing women to inherit the imperial throne?

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

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

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

6. In the Women Now! article, what comments does Izzy make about her relationship with Akio?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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