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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. Who is Richards Sangoise?

3. What has Cole never told the owner of the Vietnamese restaurant he frequents in Westwood?

4. What does Cole give his cat to drink while they are out on his deck?

5. What brings Jillian to choose Cole as Bradley's detective?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Cole make a serious effort to convince Bradley Warren to call the police in Chapter Eleven?

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

4. How does Cole act around Bradley?

5. Describe Sheila's personality.

6. What do Pike and Cole finally discover in the Ishida home that provides them with the clue they need to pursue the case?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the inner workings of the yakuza versus the mafia. Use concrete examples and characters from the book to back up your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Give a description of the Warrens' marriage as seen through the eyes of Carol Hillegas. Include Mimi's relationship with her parents.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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