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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. In Chapter 21, when Izzy runs to hug Yoshi, what does he tell her?
(a) In Japan, it is not usual to display affection in public.
(b) Her enthusiasm makes everyone around her happy.
(c) A princess must appear composed at all times.
(d) He regrets that they are cousins and he cannot marry her.

2. 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 smile.
(c) Izzy's fast walk.
(d) Izzy's Japanese.

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

4. What does Izzy notice about her duffel bag when she is packing?
(a) It is shabby and worn-out looking to her now.
(b) It is much smaller than she remembers.
(c) How garish its color seems in these surroundings.
(d) It seems childish compared to the suitcases she has used in Japan.

5. During her conversation with her father after the graduation party, what does Izzy reveal she is always trying to eat more of?
(a) Pop-Tarts.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Sprinkles.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 268, what word does Izzy use to characterize fairy tales?

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

3. Whom does Izzy suspect of spying on her and Akio and arranging the Tokyo Tattler article about them?

4. In Chapter 29, what does Izzy compare herself--and other Japanese Americans who return to Japan--to?

5. When Noora comes to see Izzy, what does she repeatedly tease her about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When they talk in the bamboo forest, what joking reason does Izzy give Akio for a romantic relationship between them being a bad idea, and what serious reason does he respond with?

3. Describe the public response to Izzy's magazine interview.

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

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

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

7. What is on the paper that Akio gives Izzy in the train in Chapter 23, and what message is he trying to convey?

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

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

10. What is significant about Izzy's use of the word "Dad" when she is speaking to her father after her graduation party?

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