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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 does Mimi say to Cole that makes him wonder if she had ever been molested by her father at all?

2. What do the police and Cole find hiding in an upstairs bedroom in Asano's house in Chapter Thirty?

3. Where does Mimi tell her father to meet her in Chapter Twenty-Nine?

4. What does Cole tell Lou Poitras about Mimi's boyfriend?

5. What is the title of the organization Kira Asano runs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Eddie Ditko convey to Cole about Kira Asano that helps Cole with his case?

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

3. What is so shocking about the photograph that Traci Louise Fishman shows to Cole while they sit in her Volkswagen Rabbit?

4. What does Cole deduce about Eddie Tang's reasons for killing Ishida?

5. While speaking with Traci Louise Fishman in her Volkswagen Rabbit, what does Cole learn about Mimi Warren that makes Traci sob and gag?

6. When Cole insists to Asano and Frank that the Hagakure must be returned to its owners, what is inferred as to Asano's thoughts of his life?

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. When Cole tells Bradley to tell Sheila about Mimi in Chapter Twenty-Eight, what is Sheila's reaction, before Bradley or Cole say another word?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is foreshadowed in the story by Mimi Warren's extreme shyness and inattention to her outward appearance when she is around her parents? What other signs and/or signals are given throughout the story to indicate the profound problem Mimi has at home?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Review Jillian Becker's persona. What is she looking for in life? How does she finally discover what this is? Who is there to help her and how?

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