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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. Where do Cole and Mimi go to talk things over in Chapter Twenty-Six?

2. When Poitras, Griggs, Ito, and Cole drive to Asan's house in order to find Mimi, what do they encounter in Asano's driveway?

3. Who is Traci Louise Fishman?

4. When Kerri, Mimi's friend, asks Mimi about Cole's identity, how does Cole respond?

5. How does Cole describe the act of waiting in Chapter Thirty-Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. What does Eddie Tang do to make it obvious that he will do anything to protect Mimi?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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