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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 Cole hear Eddie Tang say to Mimi at the lake house that is very unexpected?

2. Why is it that Bradley cannot promise Frank that he will be able to keep Kira Asano's name out of the situation once Cole picks up Mimi?

3. How does Cole describe Traci Louise Fishman's look as he views her looking at him with her out-from-under eyes and little-girl face?

4. What does Cole do to show Bradley that he is very serious about the Warrens going into therapy with Carol Hillegas?

5. Who is waiting for Eddie Tang in front of the Pago Pago Club?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. After Ito tells Cole his take on why Eddie Tang killed Ishida and then Asano, why does Cole tell him his story has some holes in it?

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. How does Cole come to the realization that Mimi Warren has not been kidnapped?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Write a detailed review of the yakuza warrior code. How does Eddie Tang live and die by this code? How does Joe Pike mirror the same code?

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