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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. When Akio gets a number of text messages in the car in Chapter 14, whom does Izzy suspect is texting him?

2. What is banned on Japanese imperial grounds?

3. What does the expression "newly minted" mean (1)?

4. What is the topic of the book in which Noora finds the note to Hanako?

5. What does Izzy realize when her father asks about her mother's mug collection?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Izzy tells Akio that she dislikes her security code name, how does he change her mind?

2. How do Izzy's second cousins both deliberately and accidentally make her feel more comfortable at the family dinner in Chapter 8?

3. Where does Izzy's father take her in Chapter 10, and why does this place make her wonder if he is still in love with her mother?

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

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

6. How does Akio demonstrate his sense of humor in his conversation with Izzy in Chapter 9?

7. What are Izzy's first impressions of Tokyo?

8. Why is Izzy so filled with regret in Chapter 4?

9. Why does Izzy feel awkward and insufficient when people ask her where she comes from?

10. When Izzy asks her family whether they often see the emperor and empress, what do they respond, and how does Yoshi explain the special status of the emperor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the role that different kinds of education and mentorship play in Izzy's life. Be sure to make a clear claim about the significance of these elements, and support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that compares and contrasts Izzy's and Yoshi's circumstances and personalities. Be sure to support your ideas with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that analyzes the characterization of Izzy in Tokyo Ever After. Use both quoted and paraphrased evidence from the text to support your claims.

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