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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who escorts Izzy to the prime minister's wedding?
(a) The Crown Prince.
(b) Mr. Fuchigami.
(c) Yoshi.
(d) Akio.

2. When Izzy gets home in Chapter 4, who is waiting to meet her?
(a) The head of the Imperial Household Agency.
(b) Two of her father's sisters.
(c) Her father.
(d) The Japanese Ambassador.

3. What does Hanako warn Izzy is true about life at court for women?
(a) They are expected to conform to rules from hundreds of years ago.
(b) They are closely scrutinized and constantly criticized.
(c) They are are given a lot of responsibility without any power.
(d) They are not allowed to travel freely or make their own decisions.

4. At the wedding, what does Yoshi complain that their uncle Tadashi will not stop talking to him about?
(a) The stock market.
(b) Stamp collecting.
(c) Bolivia.
(d) Chickens.

5. Who is David Meier?
(a) The mutual friend who introduced Hanako to Makoto.
(b) The other man that Hanako thought might be Izzy's father.
(c) A professor in Stockholm who knows Izzy's father.
(d) The professor whose class Hanako and Makoto were in together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Izzy feel unwell when she wakes up in Chapter 18?

2. When Izzy thinks about Mount Shasta in order to calm her nerves before leaving for the wedding, what does she remember?

3. What is ironic about Izzy's mother's makeup collection?

4. What does Izzy compare herself to as she leaves the wedding?

5. What does Akio tell Izzy commoners were once expected to do when princes and princesses rode past?

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