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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 is written on a heavy security door that leads to a service drive beneath the New Nippon Hotel?

2. What doesn't Bradley want the police informed about the theft of the Hagakure?

3. How do Pike and Cole break into Ishida's home?

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

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

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

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

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

5. What does the exterior of the Warren house look like?

6. By Chapter Four, what is Cole mostly shown doing in his apartment?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joe Pike hints at Elvis Cole's intense need to find Mimi and get her the help she requires. Elaborate upon Pike's explanation and why Pike stands by his friend to help him.

Essay Topic 2

Explain in detail why Cole feels so protective towards Mimi Warren. Include scenes with Mimi's parents that he has observed to back up your statements.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Cole's reasons for wanting to find Mimi and get her the help she needs. Why is he desperate to save her even though he is no longer being paid to do so? What is in Cole's past to make him want to help her?

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