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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Pike and Cole break into Ishida's home?
(a) By breaking a garage window.
(b) Through the French doors.
(c) They climb in through an open window upstairs.
(d) They jimmy the lock on the front door.

2. What does Malcolm Denning have on his desk?
(a) A stack of bills he needs to pay.
(b) A bust of the Hagakure.
(c) Photos of his family.
(d) A telephone with six lines.

3. Why does the younger male bartender tell Cole he had better not touch him while they are in the restroom?
(a) Cole has his fists up in the air.
(b) Cole has just locked the door.
(c) Cole is showing his gun in the shoulder holster.
(d) Cole has taken a karate stance.

4. Where were the Warrens the night the Hagakure was stolen?
(a) Canada.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Beverly Hills.
(d) New York.

5. Who, according to Cole, would have been proud of the way Sheila looks when she enters the Man of the Month banquet with her husband?
(a) Nancy Reagan.
(b) Tammy Wynette.
(c) Elizabeth Taylor.
(d) Eleanor Roosevelt.

6. What does Cole do in Chapter Four when Ishida finally leaves his place of business?
(a) Draws a sketch of him.
(b) Calls the police.
(c) Leaves a tip and goes home.
(d) Follows him by car.

7. Who does Sheila think Cole looks like?
(a) John Cassavetes.
(b) Joe Theismann.
(c) Joe Isuzu.
(d) Wyatt Earp.

8. How does Hatcher insinuate he can take care of things at the Warren house if trouble arises?
(a) He has a gun under his jacket.
(b) He flexes his arm muscles.
(c) He has a cell phone handy in the car.
(d) He makes a few karate moves.

9. How does Cole refer to the short guy with two fingers on his left who is in Mr. Moto's with Eddie Tang?
(a) The midget.
(b) One-hand Luke.
(c) Sharkskin man.
(d) The swaggerer.

10. Where is Nobu Ishida's import business located?
(a) Santa Monica Blvd.
(b) In Cleveland.
(c) On Ki Street.
(d) On Hollywood Blvd.

11. What state of mind is Sheila in when Cole first meets her?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Agitated.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Exhausted.

12. What does Cole owe Lou Poitras?
(a) Lunch.
(b) A book.
(c) His life.
(d) Four dollars.

13. Who is Michael Denning?
(a) Owner of the Sun Tree Gallery.
(b) Michael Delacroix's representative.
(c) A UCLA student.
(d) Berke Feldstein's receiptionist.

14. What type of clock does Cole have in his office?
(a) A Pinnocchio clock.
(b) A schoolhouse clock.
(c) A Grandfather's clock.
(d) A small clock radio.

15. How does Cole feel in Chapter Fourteen once he reaches his office?
(a) Hollow.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cole and Pike go to a Bob's Big to freshen up in the men's room, why does an older man leave the restroom shortly after they arrive?

2. Who does Ishida tell Cole a private detective should look like in Chapter Four?

3. What kind of tee shirt is the cop with whom Cole interacted in the yakitori grill wearing in Chapter Nine?

4. With what is Bradley's company involved?

5. What does Mimi witness between her mother and Cole in Chapter Five?

(see the answer keys)

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