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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. What does Cole tell Pike they have to find in Chapter Fourteen?

2. When Jillian reports that the Warrens have received another call in Chapter Eleven, what do the thieves threaten?

3. What type of business is above the yakituri grill?

4. How does Cole feel in Chapter Fourteen once he reaches his office?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what ways are the yakuza soldiers very different from the mafia?

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

4. 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?

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. 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?

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

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

9. Describe Sheila's personality.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joe Pike, the character, does not smile and rarely talks. In what ways does the author show Joe Pike as a dependable, close friend of Cole's?

Essay Topic 2

Write about Kira Asana's background and motives. What was he once famous for and when? How does someone like Eddie Ditko view Asana now? What is Asano's situation at the present time concerning a following? What are his motives for wanting the Hagakure?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Elvis Cole and Bradley Warren in terms of personality, economics, and status.

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