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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What clothing style does Jillian reflect when Cole first meets her?
(a) Cutting edge Ccouture.
(b) Serious businesswoman.
(c) Young and flirty.
(d) Collegiate.

3. Who is Richards Sangoise?
(a) An FBI agent.
(b) A Bushido warrior.
(c) A dope dealer from Crenshaw.
(d) A yakuza master.

4. What is Malcolm Denning doing when Cole goes to visit him?
(a) Having tea with his secretary.
(b) Discussing prices for the Hagakure.
(c) Speaking with the Kendal couple.
(d) Talking on the phone with a client from Paris.

5. What unusual gear does Pike wear when at shooting practice?
(a) Diving gear.
(b) Soccer cleats.
(c) Dark glasses.
(d) A helmet.

6. Who owns an art gallery in Venice on the beach below Santa Monica?
(a) Michael Delacroix.
(b) Barbara Kendal.
(c) Malcolm Denning.
(d) Berke Feldstein.

7. How late is Jillian when she meets Cole at Musso's?
(a) One minute.
(b) Eleven minutes.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) Fifteen minutes.

8. Where does Cole go once inside Nobu Ishida's place of business?
(a) Up to the roof.
(b) To the basement.
(c) Into the freight room.
(d) To the library.

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

10. While Cole is looking through Ishida's credit card statements, where does he note Ishida had gone two or three times a week over the past three months?
(a) The L.A. Country Club.
(b) Applebee's.
(c) Mr. Moto's.
(d) Ma Maison.

11. What does Cole smell coming from the office on the catwalk?
(a) A frozen nickel.
(b) Blood.
(c) Rust.
(d) Cat urine.

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

13. Where is one of Jack Ellis's men found in Chapter Twelve, apparently having been hurt?
(a) In a large commercial dryer.
(b) Under a flight of stairs.
(c) Lying facedown in front of the women's room.
(d) On the floor in the kitchen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Bradley expand Cole's services in Chapter Seven?

2. What book is in Mimi's bedroom, looking as though she has read it many times?

3. Where is the Sun Tree Gallery located?

4. How long ago do the men from the medical examiner's office tell Cole the murders in Chapter Ten occurred?

5. What kind of shirt is the Japanese man who enters the yakatori grill in Chapter Five wearing?

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