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

2. Who is Mimi?
(a) The Warrens' daughter.
(b) Cole's sister.
(c) The Warrens' dog.
(d) The Warrens' security guard.

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

4. What does it say in Bushido about being a warrior?
(a) The warrior is the owner of the book.
(b) The way of the warrior is death.
(c) There is no translation of that.
(d) The warrior must pray for peace one day.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Cole find Sheila at the end of his inspection of her home's security?

3. What are the biggest buildings in Century City?

4. Who is Terry Ito's employer?

5. What does Sheila think of Pike protecting her and instead of Cole?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is FBI agent Reese's attitude towards Bradley Warren?

2. What makes Jillian Becker so sure that Bradley Warren is not involved with organized crime?

3. What is Cole thinking about as he drinks his beer on the deck of his home with his cat?

4. When the elderly member of the Tashiro family stands up in Warren Bradley's office to speak, what does he convey to Cole?

5. How does Cole explain the difficulties and/or ease of locating the thief who stole the Hagakure to Bradley Warren in Chapter Seven?

6. Why is Bradley desperate to get back the Hagakure in a week's time?

7. What do Pike and Cole finally discover in the Ishida home that provides them with the clue they need to pursue the case?

8. How does the writer get across to the reader Cole's sense of humor in Chapter Four?

9. While waiting for Lou Poitras to call, Cole receives another telephone call. Who calls him and why?

10. How does Cole describe to the reader what he smells in the little office on the catwalk in Nobu Ishida's business?

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