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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What draws Izzy's attention to the bathroom where Midori is?
(a) The absence of the twins from the luncheon.
(b) The sound of moaning.
(c) She just happens to be looking for the bathroom.
(d) The twins' ladies-in-waiting guarding the door.

2. Where do Izzy and her mother leave Tamagotchi when they decide to go to Japan?
(a) With Noora.
(b) With Jones.
(c) With Hansani.
(d) With Hanako's colleague.

3. What does Mariko help Izzy practice once she reaches the palace in Kyoto?
(a) Calligraphy.
(b) Flower arranging.
(c) Paper making.
(d) The tea ceremony.

4. What form of poetry does Izzy use in the note that she writes to Akio in Chapter 28?
(a) Sedoka.
(b) Renga.
(c) Waka.
(d) Haiku.

5. What does Mariko remind Izzy to pack?
(a) Her ink and paper for practicing calligraphy.
(b) Her collection of notes from Akio.
(c) The pearls that were a gift from the empress.
(d) The genealogy information on her mother's family.

6. In Chapter 22, where does Izzy run into Akio late at night when she cannot sleep?
(a) The porch.
(b) The driveway.
(c) The garden.
(d) The kitchen.

7. What do Akiko and Noriko make fun of when they and Izzy are cutting the ribbon at the hospital?
(a) Izzy's clothing.
(b) Izzy's fast walk.
(c) Izzy's smile.
(d) Izzy's Japanese.

8. What does the noise at the hospital turn out to be?
(a) An overturned cart.
(b) A car backfiring.
(c) Fireworks.
(d) The hospital's generator.

9. When a loud noise that sounds like gunfire is heard at the hospital, what does Izzy immediately do?
(a) Drops to the floor and hides behind a bed.
(b) Moves to protect the baby she is closest to.
(c) Throws herself over the woman she has been talking to.
(d) Moves behind Akio for protection.

10. What does the Crown Prince ask the imperial guards to wear to Izzy's graduation?
(a) T-shirts in the school colors.
(b) Tie-dye t-shirts.
(c) Mount Shasta High School t-shirts.
(d) T-shirts with Izzy's face on them.

11. What gift does Izzy bring her father from Kyoto?
(a) A painting of the imperial bamboo farm.
(b) A scroll with kanji she has written.
(c) A photograph of the crane and the pond.
(d) One of the orchids that is her mother's favorite flower.

12. Whom does Izzy suspect of spying on her and Akio and arranging the Tokyo Tattler article about them?
(a) Sachiko.
(b) Mr. Fuchigami.
(c) Yoshi.
(d) Noriko and Akiko.

13. What does Izzy notice about her duffel bag when she is packing?
(a) It is much smaller than she remembers.
(b) It seems childish compared to the suitcases she has used in Japan.
(c) How garish its color seems in these surroundings.
(d) It is shabby and worn-out looking to her now.

14. Why is the interview with Women Now "unprecedented" (300)?
(a) Princesses do not give interviews.
(b) Members of the Imperial Family are not supposed to give interviews until they reach the age of majority.
(c) The palace frowns on women's magazines in particular.
(d) The magazine is not part of the Imperial Press Club.

15. When Izzy tells Yoshi that bald eagles are not an option for Sachiko's wedding, what does he suggest she release instead?
(a) Turkeys.
(b) Falcons.
(c) Condors.
(d) Seagulls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Akio send Izzy in Chapter 37?

2. In Chapter 22, what does Izzy confess to Akio she did soon after meeting him for the first time?

3. What does Izzy ask Akio to do in the note she writes him in Chapter 28?

4. What happens when Izzy tries to call Akio?

5. What movie does Izzy quote to Akio in the bamboo forest?

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