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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Pierce see loitering around the storage lockers in the lobby of his apartment building in Chapter 19?
(a) Two kids from the neighborhood.
(b) His neighbors.
(c) A couple of homeless men.
(d) A very large man and a smaller man.

2. Why are there two bedrooms in Robin's apartment?
(a) She shares with another girl, Cleo.
(b) She has a kid.
(c) For the occassional guest.
(d) She sleeps in one and entertains in the other.

3. Who does Robin claim really runs Entrepreneurial Concepts?
(a) Wendy.
(b) Wentz' partner, Grady.
(c) Six-Eight.
(d) Billy Wentz.

4. Why does the private detective Mrs. Quinlan hired tell Pierce he agreed to meet him in Chapter 18?
(a) To warn him to back off.
(b) To inform the police of his interference in the case.
(c) To give him all he had on the investigation.
(d) To help Mrs. Quinlan.

5. Why did the private detective Mrs. Quinlan hired to find Lilly stop searching?
(a) He found her.
(b) She did not pay him enough.
(c) He did not think it a case worth pursuing.
(d) He could not find anything of use.

6. Who is Larraby?
(a) Pierce's cousin.
(b) Pierce's immunologist.
(c) Pierce's lab manager.
(d) Pierce's security officer.

7. What does Pierce touch in the bathroom of Lilly's Venice house?
(a) A razor blade.
(b) The counter.
(c) A bowl of scented soaps.
(d) A bottle of perfume.

8. Where does Robin say she first met Lilly Quinlan?
(a) At a photo shoot for another Entrepreneurial Concepts website.
(b) During a session with a client.
(c) At the offices of Entrepreneurial Concepts.
(d) At a homeless shelter.

9. What does Wentz tell Pierce in Chapter 19 that he wants from him?
(a) To stop investigating Lilly's disappearance.
(b) To not sue him for putting his number on Lilly's webpage.
(c) To stay away from Cody Zeller.
(d) To stop calling Nicole after midnight.

10. Where is the only place the Internet is significantly profitable according to the private detective hired by Mrs. Quinlan?
(a) Search engines.
(b) Social websites.
(c) Shopping sites.
(d) Adult entertainment.

11. Why does Pierce tell his elevator companions in Chapter 19 that he needs to return to the lobby?
(a) He forgot to tip the bellboy.
(b) He needs to check his laundry.
(c) He forgot to lock his car.
(d) Something about them makes him nervous.

12. What does Cody Zeller look like to Pierce?
(a) A multimillionare.
(b) A beach bum.
(c) A college dropout.
(d) An aging surfer.

13. For what was Pierce arrested as a college student at Stanford?
(a) Murder.
(b) Impersonating an officer.
(c) Theft.
(d) Soliciting a prostitute.

14. What is the name of the competing technology firm that Nicole was last collecting information about before she left Pierce's company?
(a) Bronson Technologies.
(b) Amedeo Technologies.
(c) Midas Molecular.
(d) DARPA.

15. What does Monica call Pierce when she is unhappy with an assignment he gives her?
(a) Hank.
(b) Dr. Pierce.
(c) Mr. Pierce.
(d) Einstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the private detective tell Pierce about his conversation with Robin during his investigation?

2. What is wrong with the kitchen at the address Pierce has for Lilly Quinlan in Chapter 8?

3. Who does Pierce learn Monica has been talking to about him in Chapter 7?

4. Why does Pierce remind himself he will need lamps in his new apartment?

5. Whose idea was it to place items in the rooms of Pierce's workplace on voice command to impress visitors?

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