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

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

3. What does Mimi do when she meets with her father, alone?

4. Who is parked outside of Eddie Tang's building in a stripped-down Dodge sedan?

5. What does Mimi do to herself as she talks to Cole at Kira Asano's estate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Cole discover about Mimi when he finds her in the lake house that is a surprise?

4. What approach does Cole decide he can use in order to get in touch with Traci Louise Fishman?

5. 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?

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

7. What does Cole discover when he takes a look at Traci Louis Fishman's photo in the school yearbook?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about Kira Asana's background and motives. What was he once famous for and when? How does someone like Eddie Ditko view Asana now? What is Asano's situation at the present time concerning a following? What are his motives for wanting the Hagakure?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Joe Pike, the character, does not smile and rarely talks. In what ways does the author show Joe Pike as a dependable, close friend of Cole's?

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