2. During the train ride to Kyoto, what does Mr. Fuchigami say traditional Japanese people do out of respect for the gods?
(a) Live below a certain altitude.
(b) Make sure not to obstruct running water.
(c) Face their houses toward the east.
(d) Leave one in every four fields fallow.

3. When the AGG comes over to meet Izzy's father, what does Izzy end up feeling self-conscious about?
(a) Her friends' casual manners.
(b) The messiness of her bedroom.
(c) The way her parents look at one another.
(d) The college she plans to attend.

4. In Chapter 22, what job does Akio reveal is his dream job?
(a) He wants to be head of the imperial guard.
(b) He wants to open his own security firm.
(c) He wants to be a commercial airline pilot.
(d) He wants to join the Air Self-Defense Force.

5. What surprising information does Izzy learn from Akio in Chapter 37?
(a) He has not yet read the magazine interview she gave to Women Now!
(b) He has been waiting every day at the gates since she returned to Japan.
(c) He was not fired from the imperial guard--he quit.
(d) His father is the one who encouraged him to come see Izzy.

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

7. Whom does Mariko suggest Izzy use as a messenger between her and Akio?
(a) Midori.
(b) Sachiko.
(c) Yoshi.
(d) Mariko.

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

9. Why did Akio not get in touch with Izzy right after the Tokyo Tattler story broke?
(a) He was convinced he had ruined her life.
(b) He tried, but Izzy had blocked international numbers on her cell phone.
(c) He tried, but Yoshi did not deliver the note he entrusted to him.
(d) He did not see the story before she suddenly left Japan.

10. When Izzy asks her mother, "Why would I go to Japan?" (296), what does her mother reply?
(a) "It's where you belong."
(b) "To show yourself you can."
(c) "For love."
(d) "Your father needs you."

11. What does Akio send Izzy in Chapter 37?
(a) An orchid.
(b) A radish.
(c) An iris.
(d) A key chain.

12. What game does Izzy end up explaining to her father after her graduation party?
(a) Frisbee golf.
(b) Pin the Tail on the Donkey.
(c) The Floor is Lava.
(d) Beer pong.

13. When the AGG greets Izzy at the airport, what are they holding?
(a) Radishes.
(b) Tamagotchi.
(c) A sign.
(d) Flowers.

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

15. What does Izzy ask Akio to do in the note she writes him in Chapter 28?
(a) Ask for a meeting with her father.
(b) Run away from the palace with her.
(c) Call her when he gets the note.
(d) Meet her just outside imperial grounds.