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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is following Cole when he leaves the yakatori grill?
2. Where is one of Jack Ellis's men found in Chapter Twelve, apparently having been hurt?
3. What is Sheila's excuse to Cole for not depending upon Hatcher in Chapter Five?
4. 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?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. In what ways are the yakuza soldiers very different from the mafia?
3. Why does Cole lean close to Mimi in Chapter Twelve and whisper, "How you doin"?
4. While waiting for Lou Poitras to call, Cole receives another telephone call. Who calls him and why?
5. Why does Cole make a serious effort to convince Bradley Warren to call the police in Chapter Eleven?
6. When the elderly member of the Tashiro family stands up in Warren Bradley's office to speak, what does he convey to Cole?
7. Why is Bradley desperate to get back the Hagakure in a week's time?
8. What are Pike's and Cole's thoughts about Bradley Warren's possible involvement in the theft of the Hagakure in Chapter Fourteen?
9. What do Pike and Cole finally discover in the Ishida home that provides them with the clue they need to pursue the case?
10. How does Cole act around Bradley?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore the advantages and disadvantages of Elvis Cole's use of humor in his line of work. Describe instances when it works in his favor and instances when it does not. Explain why it does or does not work for Cole.
Essay Topic 2
Write a detailed review of the yakuza warrior code. How does Eddie Tang live and die by this code? How does Joe Pike mirror the same code?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of Eddie Tang. Why does he kill Nobu Ishida? How do his motives relate to Torobuni? What does Eddie Tang want most of all and why?
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