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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. At what point do four Japanese men enter the Asano house and shoot people?

2. How does Cole find out what Traci Louise Fishman looks like?

3. What does Cole do to the manager of Mr. Moto's when he gets there with Joe Pike in Chapter Thirty-Two?

4. What does Cole tell Jillian Becker they are searching for in Mimi's bedroom?

5. When Cole meets with Jillian in Chapter Twenty-Seven, how does he answer when Jillian asks why Bradley, Mimi, and Sheila are not there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What approach does Cole decide he can use in order to get in touch with Traci Louise Fishman?

2. What does Cole discover when he takes a look at Traci Louis Fishman's photo in the school yearbook?

3. How does Joe Pike try to ease Cole's guilt over losing Mimi for the second time?

4. How does Cole come to the realization that Mimi Warren has not been kidnapped?

5. What makes Cole decide that telling the cops about Mimi's location would not be the best idea?

6. After Ito tells Cole his take on why Eddie Tang killed Ishida and then Asano, why does Cole tell him his story has some holes in it?

7. While Cole and Pike discuss the little bit of light left before they can pounce on the lake house and save Mimi, what are Cole's reasons for not calling the cops?

8. In what ways is Kira Asano's residence depicted as being a home that is no longer grand?

9. While speaking with Traci Louise Fishman in her Volkswagen Rabbit, what does Cole learn about Mimi Warren that makes Traci sob and gag?

10. How does Kira Asano explain his innocence involving Mimi's running away from home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed review of the yakuza warrior code. How does Eddie Tang live and die by this code? How does Joe Pike mirror the same code?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Cole's reasons for wanting to find Mimi and get her the help she needs. Why is he desperate to save her even though he is no longer being paid to do so? What is in Cole's past to make him want to help her?

Essay Topic 3

Write a character description of Sheila Warren. Describe her physical traits, her character traits, and her everyday habits. Explore her psyche as it is presented to the reader.

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