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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. 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) Moves behind Akio for protection.
(d) Throws herself over the woman she has been talking to.

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

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

4. In Chapter 29, what does Izzy compare herself--and other Japanese Americans who return to Japan--to?
(a) Bonsai trees.
(b) Koi fish.
(c) Domestic pets.
(d) Bugs trapped in amber.

5. Why is Princess Midori so often absent from her imperial duties?
(a) She dislikes being a princess.
(b) She has a substance use disorder.
(c) She has a physical disability.
(d) She is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Akio play for Izzy when she meets him in Chapter 26?

2. What does Reina do when she sees Izzy outside Yoshi's home?

3. Why does Reina get angry at Yoshi on the return train to Tokyo?

4. How long does Izzy spend holed up in her room after she returns from Japan?

5. What does Mariko remind Izzy to pack?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the public response to Izzy's magazine interview.

2. When Izzy is packing in Chapter 29, what does she tell Mariko about having Mariko as a lady-in-waiting?

3. In the Women Now! article, what comments does Izzy make about her relationship with Akio?

4. What is on the paper that Izzy gives Akio when they return to Tokyo in Chapter 23, and what message is she trying to convey?

5. What is on the paper that Akio gives Izzy in the train in Chapter 23, and what message is he trying to convey?

6. How do her friends demonstrate their friendship for and understanding of Izzy when they come with Hanako to fetch Izzy from the airport?

7. What does Izzy tell Noora about her identity in Chapter 31, and how does Noora respond?

8. When she is standing in her driveway watching her father pull away in Chapter 35, what does Izzy suddenly realize about herself and her identity?

9. In Chapter 19, what does Izzy learn that she and Mariko have in common?

10. When they are at dinner in Chapter 21, why does Yoshi tell Izzy that she has changed?

(see the answer keys)

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