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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 argument for their innocence in the exposure of Akio and Izzy's relationship do Akiko and Noriko give?

2. What game does Izzy end up explaining to her father after her graduation party?

3. In Chapter 19, what does Izzy say she suspects about her trip to Kyoto?

4. What is the Crown Prince surprised by at the Black Bear Diner?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What arguments does Izzy give for allowing women to inherit the imperial throne?

2. What reasons does the Prince give for coming to Mount Shasta, and what does he also hope to accomplish while he is there?

3. What happens between Izzy and Akio during the luncheon in Chapter 26?

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

5. What are "gimu" and "ninjō"?

6. In Chapter 32, what does Izzy's father tell her about her relationship with Akio?

7. Why are both Izzy and Mariko so pleased by the Tokyo Tattler article that comes out after Izzy visits the hospital?

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. When they talk in the bamboo forest, what joking reason does Izzy give Akio for a romantic relationship between them being a bad idea, and what serious reason does he respond with?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes how Jean creates comedy in Tokyo Ever After. Be sure to support your claims with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that analyzes the characterization of Izzy in Tokyo Ever After. Use both quoted and paraphrased evidence from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that analyzes the significance of the two nicknames given to Izzy by the press: "Lost Butterfly" and "Iron Butterfly." Be sure to support your claims with evidence from the text.

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