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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 fighting style does Cole use on the man with Frank in Chapter Twenty-Four?

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

3. What happens to Kira Asano when Cole says he bets Asano has the Hagakure?

4. When Cole meets Kira Asano, the man says something to Cole that Cole states he has never heard anyone say in real life. What does Asano say to Cole?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. What is insinuated in Chapter Thirty when Detective Griggs and Lou Poitras wonder why Mimi killed her father and Griggs says, "Maybe she just had to"?

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

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

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

Joe Pike hints at Elvis Cole's intense need to find Mimi and get her the help she requires. Elaborate upon Pike's explanation and why Pike stands by his friend to help him.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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