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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Torobuni asks Cole if he has any idea of his identity, what does Cole ask Torobuni?
(a) When will you let us out of here?
(b) Where are you hiding Mimi Warren?
(c) Why did you steal the Hagakure?
(d) Who killed Nobu Ishida?

2. 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) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(b) Nancy Reagan.
(c) Elizabeth Taylor.
(d) Tammy Wynette.

3. What book is in Mimi's bedroom, looking as though she has read it many times?
(a) The Sailor of the Seas of Fate.
(b) The Sailor and the Sea Witch.
(c) The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea.
(d) Brotherhood of the Sea.

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

5. What kind of shirt is the Japanese man who enters the yakatori grill in Chapter Five wearing?
(a) Sweatshirt.
(b) Hawaiian shirt.
(c) Button-down shirt.
(d) Grateful Dead shirt.

6. Where does Cole go in order to meet up with Pike in Chapter Eight?
(a) Barton's Pistol Range.
(b) A movie theater.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Century City Towers.

7. Where is the Sun Tree Gallery located?
(a) In East Los Angeles.
(b) On Canon Drive in Beverly Hills.
(c) On Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.
(d) On Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.

8. What is Pike's former profession before joining Cole in a partnership?
(a) Licensed stock broker.
(b) Beverly Hills police captain.
(c) Licensed private investigator.
(d) Los Angeles police officer.

9. What does Cole do while his car is parked in a lot in Chapter Nine?
(a) Takes a nap.
(b) Searches for the Hagekuri.
(c) Gets out and walks the streets.
(d) Eats his lunch in the car.

10. As Cole drives to Santa Monica towards his office in Chapter Fourteen, what does he anticipate people might be saying as he pulls up beside them at traffic lights?
(a) He is getting old-looking.
(b) How handsome he looks.
(c) What a great car he drives.
(d) Nasty things about him.

11. What does Ishida do with Cole's business card in Chapter Four?
(a) He crumples it up and throws it away.
(b) He draws a picture on it.
(c) He places it in his Rolodex.
(d) He gives it to Eddie to hold.

12. How does Sheila refer to her husband when she and Cole discuss the safe?
(a) "My darling."
(b) "Rich boy."
(c) "Mr. President."
(d) "Big shot."

13. What brings Jillian to choose Cole as Bradley's detective?
(a) She has seen his photo and likes his appearance.
(b) Attorneys in the prosecutor's office recommend him.
(c) No one else was available at the time.
(d) She knows Cole and Bradley will get along well.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the biggest buildings in Century City?

2. How do Pike and Cole break into Ishida's home?

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

4. Where are Jillian and Bradley preparing to travel to when Jillian enters Cole's office?

5. Who is the Butterfly Lady?

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