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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shape does the chef at the airport carve a radish into for Izzy?

2. What does Hanako warn Izzy is true about life at court for women?

3. How did Yoshi get Izzy's phone number?

4. At the airport, what item given to her by Ambassador Saito does Hanako remind Izzy about?

5. When Akio gets a number of text messages in the car in Chapter 14, whom does Izzy suspect is texting him?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Izzy asks her family whether they often see the emperor and empress, what do they respond, and how does Yoshi explain the special status of the emperor?

2. How do Izzy's second cousins both deliberately and accidentally make her feel more comfortable at the family dinner in Chapter 8?

3. How does Izzy's enjoyment of the sparkling cider trigger a feeling of frustration in her father?

4. What are some of the drawbacks Izzy points out about her dog, Tamagotchi?

5. Why is Izzy torn about her father's proposal that she stay on in Japan a while longer?

6. What is the main point of the April 2 Tokyo Tattler article, and what examples does it give to illustrate this point?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about Izzy's narrative voice in Tokyo Ever After. Support your ideas with both quoted and paraphrased evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that compares and contrasts Izzy's and Yoshi's circumstances and personalities. Be sure to support your ideas with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the motif of flowers in Tokyo Ever After. Be sure to support your ideas with textual evidence.

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