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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(c) Elizabeth Taylor.
(d) Tammy Wynette.

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

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

4. What does the manager of Mr. Moto's ask Pike and Cole to do after the female bartender has spoken to him?
(a) He asks them for identification.
(b) He asks them to leave, since they are done eating.
(c) He asks them to stay as long as they like, no questions asked.
(d) He asks them to have some free drinks.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When one of the cops in Chapter Thirteen asks Bradley to stay for a few questions regarding Mimi's disappearance, what is Bradley hoping?

2. What doesn't Bradley want the police informed about the theft of the Hagakure?

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

4. What does Cole do while his car is parked in a lot in Chapter Nine?

5. Whose murdered body is found in the office with the body of Ishida?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Cole tells Sheila Warren that Joe Pike will be taking over his duties in looking after her and her house, how does the woman react?

2. Why are private investigators Pike and Cole at first disappointed at what they find inside the Ishida home when they break into it?

3. Cole tells Sheila Warren that her daughter saw her kiss Cole, and she might want to speak with her daughter. What is Sheila Warren's response?

4. Describe Sheila's personality.

5. What are the outward appearances of Mr. Moto's, the restaurant that Nobu Ishida frequented?

6. Why does Cole lean close to Mimi in Chapter Twelve and whisper, "How you doin"?

7. By Chapter Four, what is Cole mostly shown doing in his apartment?

8. When Cole calls Lou Poitras for information on the men who followed Cole in Little Tokyo, what makes him so bored after the placing the call?

9. How is nearly everyone reacting once they come out of the murder scene in Ishida's office?

10. How does Cole get the information he needs from the young, male bartender?

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