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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does Bradley expand Cole's services in Chapter Seven?
(a) He is told to hire a staff of workers.
(b) He is put in charge of Warren Bradley's bank accounts.
(c) He tells Cole to carry more weapons.
(d) He is to oversee his family's security.

2. Where does Cole find Sheila at the end of his inspection of her home's security?
(a) Blocking the front door.
(b) In the den, drinking.
(c) Outside, talking to Hatcher.
(d) On her bedroom floor.

3. What does Cole say upon Pike's showing him the room he discovers in the Ishida house?
(a) "Ah, the scene of the crime."
(b) "Welcome to Nippon."
(c) "Swordfight, anyone?"
(d) "It looks like the set of Star Wars!"

4. What has Cole never told the owner of the Vietnamese restaurant he frequents in Westwood?
(a) He treats the restaurant as his second home.
(b) He usually dislikes the food.
(c) He loves the food.
(d) He spent eleven months in Vietnam.

5. When the first group of police officers and the FBI arrive at the scene of Ishida's murder, to what sealed off room are all of the main people involved sent?
(a) The office.
(b) The Green Room
(c) The ladies' restroom.
(d) The Blue Room.

6. Who is following Cole when he leaves the yakatori grill?
(a) Ishida's men.
(b) Jillian.
(c) Two policemen.
(d) No one.

7. How does Pike practice shooting a gun?
(a) With one eye shut.
(b) He never practices.
(c) With his eyes closed.
(d) Very carefully.

8. Where does Cole get his lunch in Chapter Nine?
(a) Yang Chow's.
(b) Little Tokyo.
(c) Ki.
(d) Little Vietnam.

9. What type of house does Nobu Ishida own in Cheviot Hills?
(a) An older split-level.
(b) A new raised ranch.
(c) A colonial.
(d) A tudor.

10. What does Mimi witness between her mother and Cole in Chapter Five?
(a) Her mother attacks Cole with a knife.
(b) They are both kissing passionately.
(c) Cole throws a glass of gin at her mother.
(d) Her mother tries to seduce Cole.

11. Who is Hatcher?
(a) The Warrens' security guard.
(b) Bradley Warren's wife.
(c) Bradley Warren's daughter.
(d) An actress from a TV show.

12. What does Mimi ask one of the busboys at the Man of the Month banquet?
(a) Where the bathroom is.
(b) Whether she is appropriately dressed.
(c) How much to tip the waiter.
(d) For a glass of wine.

13. Who is Lou Poitras?
(a) A North Hollywood detective.
(b) An LAPD cop.
(c) A criminal.
(d) An art gallery owner.

14. What is Sheila's excuse to Cole for not depending upon Hatcher in Chapter Five?
(a) He has poor eyesight.
(b) He is too lazy to help.
(c) He could have been clubbed.
(d) He is always drunk.

15. Whom does Bradley fire in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Only Jack Ellis.
(b) Becker, Cole, and Pike.
(c) Cole and Becker.
(d) Ellis, Cole, and Pike.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the men Cole meets in Ishida's place has a body part missing. What is it?

2. What is Mimi wearing to attend the Pacific Men's Club Man of the Month Banquet?

3. After Torobuni asks Cole if he has any idea of his identity, what does Cole ask Torobuni?

4. What is written on a heavy security door that leads to a service drive beneath the New Nippon Hotel?

5. How does Sheila refer to her husband when she and Cole discuss the safe?

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