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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 Yoshi asks Izzy how she feels about Kyoto, what does she tell him it is like?
2. In Chapter 29, what does Izzy compare herself--and other Japanese Americans who return to Japan--to?
3. How does Izzy feel at the beginning of Chapter 35, when her father is about to leave?
4. In Chapter 21, when Izzy runs to hug Yoshi, what does he tell her?
5. On page 268, what advice does Glory give Izzy about Akio on the car ride home from the airport?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is on the paper that Izzy gives Akio when they return to Tokyo in Chapter 23, and what message is she trying to convey?
2. What happens when Izzy goes into the bathroom during the luncheon in Chapter 26?
3. What is significant about Izzy's use of the word "Dad" when she is speaking to her father after her graduation party?
4. 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?
5. In Chapter 19, what advice does Mariko give Izzy about the traditional art form she is trying to master?
6. What story does Izzy tell Akio about her childhood in Chapter 22?
7. What are "gimu" and "ninjō"?
8. Why are both Izzy and Mariko so pleased by the Tokyo Tattler article that comes out after Izzy visits the hospital?
9. What is significant about the title of the Women Now! article?
10. What happens between Izzy and Akio during the luncheon in Chapter 26?
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 friendship plays in Tokyo Ever After. Support your ideas with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that analyzes the significance of setting in Tokyo Ever After. Be sure to support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
The idea that monarchs are, in a sense, less free than their own subjects is one that has often been explored in literature. Write an essay in which you show how this motif is conveyed in Tokyo Ever After. Be sure to support your claims with evidence from the text.
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