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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the blogger quoted in the March 23 Tattler article say is true about Izzy?
(a) She is funny.
(b) She is stylish.
(c) She is rude.
(d) She is clumsy.

2. What is one of the things that Akio tells Izzy he likes about her?
(a) The way she talks about home.
(b) Her stubbornness.
(c) The way she hums when she eats.
(d) Her independence.

3. What is Izzy doing when Yoshi texts her in Chapter 11?
(a) Having a glove fitting.
(b) Trying to get Akio to talk to her.
(c) Practicing her Japanese.
(d) Talking to her mother on the phone.

4. Why does Izzy's mother start to cry when they are talking on the phone at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) She is worried about Izzy.
(b) She finds it hard to share Izzy.
(c) She is lonely.
(d) She misses the Crown Prince.

5. Who does Izzy think is "stuffy but kind of hot" when she first sees him? (46)
(a) Akio Kobayashi.
(b) Prime Minister Adachi.
(c) Mr. Fuchigami.
(d) Prince Yoshihito.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what is Izzy unpleasantly surprised to find out is happening before dinner?

2. What does Izzy say is special about the connection she shares with her friends?

3. What does Akio buy for Izzy at the store in Chapter 13?

4. What does Izzy especially value about Hansani?

5. What startling information does Noora reveal about Makoto?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Izzy say that she has a father but not a dad?

2. How does Akio demonstrate his sense of humor in his conversation with Izzy in Chapter 9?

3. In Chapter 18, what does Izzy learn her father will be doing for the next 16 days, and what does she assume that will mean?

4. Why does Izzy say that her cousins were not really wrong when they called her "gaijin"?

5. What causes Izzy to disregard her feelings of unease during her night out with Yoshi?

6. What does Izzy learn about the former noble families like the Kuge and Kizoku that is directly related to her budding romance with Akio?

7. When Izzy and her mother are saying goodbye, what does Hanako tell Izzy she is proud of her for, and why does it make Izzy feel as if her mother can "see into the dark recesses of [her] soul" (45)?

8. What clues are there in the narrative that show the people in the izakaya know exactly who Izzy is?

9. Why is Izzy so filled with regret in Chapter 4?

10. Why does Izzy say that her neighbor's favorite t-shirt is a "lie" (6)?

(see the answer keys)

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