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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 type of business is above the yakituri grill?

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

3. When Pike tells Cole that they are the only ones in Mr. Moto's restaurant that look like thugs, whom does Cole say they look like?

4. Who does Ishida tell Cole a private detective should look like in Chapter Four?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Sheila Warren notice that Mimi, her daughter, is missing during the Man of the Month banquet?

2. How does Cole come to discover where the Hagakure might be if someone wanted to purchase it on the black market?

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. How does Cole act around Bradley?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Sheila's personality.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Joe Pike's character. In what ways does he compare to Elvis Cole? How is he different from Cole? How is he similar? Relate the importance of his character to the story.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why the questions, "Mimi?" or "Mimi Warren?" continue to be repeated throughout the book, garnering a mention each time by Cole. What is it about Mimi Warren that makes everyone surprised to learn certain things about her? What are people's outward observations of Mimi? How does the way she lives not jive with things people learn about her?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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