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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Reina?
(a) One of Noriko and Akiko's friends.
(b) Yoshi's imperial guard.
(c) The prime minister's sister.
(d) The prime minister's new wife.

2. What word is Izzy trying to say when she accidentally says "boobs" in Japanese (91)?
(a) Sleepy.
(b) Apple.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Hungry.

3. In Chapter 19, what does Izzy say she suspects about her trip to Kyoto?
(a) Her father is trying to keep her from going home.
(b) Her father wants to hide her away.
(c) Her father wants to separate her from Yoshi.
(d) Her father is punishing her.

4. What does Akio tells Izzy the word "gaijin" means?
(a) It is a word used to describe someone who makes frequent social errors.
(b) It is a pejorative term for foreigners.
(c) It means a foolish and gullible person.
(d) It refers to people of common, rather than royal, blood.

5. What does Izzy say is special about the connection she shares with her friends?
(a) They can be comfortable with one another because they all speak Japanese.
(b) They can just look at each other and know what the others are thinking.
(c) Her friends are the only ones who do not tease her for being an Asian girl who is bad at math.
(d) Her friends are the only ones who understand how hard it is to not know your father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Izzy see numerous examples of in Akio's former bedroom?

2. What gift does the Crown Prince give Izzy when she returns to Tokyo?

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

4. Who does Izzy think is "stuffy but kind of hot" when she first sees him? (46)

5. When Izzy and her father walk in the garden in Chapter 7, what aspect of royal life does she realize she might struggle to adjust to?

(see the answer key)

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