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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is banned on Japanese imperial grounds?

2. In Chapter 3, what are Izzy and her mother doing together when Izzy asks Hanako about her father?

3. Who escorts Izzy to the prime minister's wedding?

4. What is Izzy doing when Yoshi texts her in Chapter 11?

5. What term does Hanako not like Izzy to use when referring to her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What clues are there in the narrative that show the people in the izakaya know exactly who Izzy is?

2. In Chapter 18, what does Izzy learn her father will be doing for the next 16 days, and what does she assume that will mean?

3. Which of the things that Hanako has always told Izzy about her father are lies?

4. When Izzy meets her father in Chapter 7, what comment about his fear does her father make, and what story does she share, in return?

5. Why does Izzy say that her cousins were not really wrong when they called her "gaijin"?

6. Why does Izzy say that her neighbor's favorite t-shirt is a "lie" (6)?

7. What does Izzy learn about the former noble families like the Kuge and Kizoku that is directly related to her budding romance with Akio?

8. What causes Izzy to disregard her feelings of unease during her night out with Yoshi?

9. 'Why does Izzy decide to accept Yoshi's offer at the end of Chapter 11?

10. Why is Izzy so eager to get to the library in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes the significance of the two nicknames given to Izzy by the press: "Lost Butterfly" and "Iron Butterfly." Be sure to support your claims with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that analyzes the symbolic significance of the rainbow key chain in Tokyo Ever After. Defend your claims with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that analyzes the messages that Tokyo Ever After sends about the importance of family. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

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