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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 is Malcolm Denning doing when Cole goes to visit him?

2. Where is one of Jack Ellis's men found in Chapter Twelve, apparently having been hurt?

3. What is Sheila's excuse to Cole for not depending upon Hatcher in Chapter Five?

4. How long ago do the men from the medical examiner's office tell Cole the murders in Chapter Ten occurred?

5. What is Cole's favorite television show?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cole get the information he needs from the young, male bartender?

2. Why does Cole make a serious effort to convince Bradley Warren to call the police in Chapter Eleven?

3. How is nearly everyone reacting once they come out of the murder scene in Ishida's office?

4. In Chapter Seven, what is meant by comparing Bradley Warren's smiling at the Japanese men in his office to being a J. Jonah Jameson smile?

5. How does Cole come to discover where the Hagakure might be if someone wanted to purchase it on the black market?

6. How does the writer get across to the reader Cole's sense of humor in Chapter Four?

7. When Cole tells Sheila Warren that Joe Pike will be taking over his duties in looking after her and her house, how does the woman react?

8. Describe Sheila's personality.

9. In what ways are the yakuza soldiers very different from the mafia?

10. How does Cole explain the difficulties and/or ease of locating the thief who stole the Hagakure to Bradley Warren in Chapter Seven?

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

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

Write a character description of Sheila Warren. Describe her physical traits, her character traits, and her everyday habits. Explore her psyche as it is presented to the reader.

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