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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. Why doesn't Eddie Tang want Cole to take Mimi away?

2. Why does Pike end up killing Tang?

3. In Chapter Twenty-Two, whom does Cole jokingly mention as rarely observing the social graces?

4. Where is Mimi being held on the Torobuni property by the lake?

5. What does Ito determine about the short muscular man lying dead on Asano's couch?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is Kira Asano's residence depicted as being a home that is no longer grand?

2. Where does Eddie Tang's limousine lead Pike and Cole as they follow him from LAX airport?

3. What are the clear indications that Mimi Warren is confused and living on the false hope that her life will improve by being with Eddie Tang?

4. What does Bradley Warren think Cole wants when they agree to meet at the Warren home in Chapter Twenty-Eight?

5. When Jillian more or less quits her position with Bradley by leaving the house against his command, what does she learn she must do?

6. Why does Cole begin to wonder who is really running the Asano organization?

7. What makes Cole decide that telling the cops about Mimi's location would not be the best idea?

8. While Cole and Pike discuss the little bit of light left before they can pounce on the lake house and save Mimi, what are Cole's reasons for not calling the cops?

9. How does Kira Asano explain his innocence involving Mimi's running away from home?

10. How does Joe Pike try to ease Cole's guilt over losing Mimi for the second time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Eddie Tang. Why does he kill Nobu Ishida? How do his motives relate to Torobuni? What does Eddie Tang want most of all and why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the technique the author uses to keep the suspense in the story building. Is his use of characterization just as important as the plot? Why or why not?

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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