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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 reason does Pierce give Renner in Chapter 14 for investigating Lilly Quinlan's disappearance?

2. What is the name of the competing technology firm that Nicole was last collecting information about before she left Pierce's company?

3. Why does Pierce tell Renner about Robin in Chapter 15?

4. What does Cody Zeller look like to Pierce?

5. What does Robin say Lilly always did with the single parking space at her working apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Clyde Vernon grill Pierce on his breakup with Nicole?

2. Why does Pierce lie about how he found Lilly's work apartment?

3. Why does Pierce ask Monica not to speak about him to other people?

4. Why did Robin call and leave a message for Pierce in Chapter 16? What does she reveal to Pierce about herself during a subsequent phone call?

5. Why does Pierce call Nicole and ask her to look up Robin's number on the LA Darlings website in Chapter 20?

6. Who is in Lilly's apartment when Pierce arrives? What is he packing up? Why?

7. What does Pierce learn is the name of the man who runs Entrepreneurial Concepts? Why does Pierce threaten to sue this man?

8. Who is Monica Purl? Why is she at Pierce's apartment in Chapter 7?

9. What does Pierce notice as unusual inside his car when he returns to it in Chapter 16?

10. Why does Pierce call back one of Lilly's callers and ask for the name of the website where her web page appears?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Robert Renner? Why does Renner believe that Pierce killed Lilly Quinlan? What is a Good Samaritan? Why does Renner think that Pierce would call the police for a murder he committed? What admission does Pierce make that Renner sees as an admission of guilt? On what basis does Renner try to get a search warrant against Pierce? Why does Pierce's lawyer caution him about Renner? Why does Renner agree to help Pierce in the end? What happens when Renner hides in the wire lab during Pierce's conversation with Zeller? Does Renner believe Pierce to be innocent in the end?

Essay Topic 2

What is hidden in a storage compartment rented under Pierce's name? How did the storage compartment come to be under Pierce's name? When was it rented? For what purpose? How long does this suggest the plot against Pierce had been under works? What would happen if the police learned of this storage compartment? Would a murderer really hide incriminating evidence in that manner? What are the benefits of hiding evidence in such a way? What are the downfalls of hiding information in that way? How does Pierce temporarily protect himself from the situation? How long will this solution last?

Essay Topic 3

What crime did Pierce commit in college? For what reason? Was he punished? How is this crime connected to Cody Zeller? What is the nature of the relationship between Pierce and Zeller? Why does Pierce turn to Zeller when he wants to learn more about Lilly and the corporation that owns the website where her webpage appears? Does Zeller help him? How does Zeller turn out to be connected to this corporation? Why did he not tell Pierce the truth? Who really killed Lilly? For what reason? How did Zeller learn about Pierce's guilt for his sister? Why did Zeller use it against Pierce? What was Zeller's intended reward for setting Pierce up?

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