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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. One of the men Cole meets in Ishida's place has a body part missing. What is it?

2. What does Mimi ask one of the busboys at the Man of the Month banquet?

3. Whom does Cole meet in Bradley's office in Chapter Seven?

4. Where does Cole go once inside Nobu Ishida's place of business?

5. Where does Cole go in order to meet up with Pike in Chapter Eight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

6. In Chapter Six, Sheila explains the phone call threat she has received. How does she explain it to Cole?

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

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore Mimi Warren's character in relation to Elvis Cole. How does Cole view Mimi's relationship with her parents? How does Mimi react to Cole's comforting words? What is the reader led to believe about Mimi Warren throughout most of the book?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter Twenty-One, Mimi Warren's friend, Traci Louise Fishman, talks to Cole about Mimi's self-inflicted wounds and new friends, including a boyfriend who is very dangerous. Discuss the two different Mimis the reader is introduced to in this chapter. How do they differ? Do Mimi's two personalities in any way overlap?

Essay Topic 3

Write a character description of Sheila Warren. Describe her physical traits, her character traits, and her everyday habits. Explore her psyche as it is presented to the reader.

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