View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pierce's blood get onto the wall outside his building, twelve stories up?
(a) Six-Eight holds him out a window.
(b) Six-Eight holds him over the side of the balcony.
(c) Wentz throws him out a window.
(d) Wentz throws him over the balcony.

2. Posters of what Dr. Seuss book decorate the walls of the lab at Pierce's company?
(a) Horton Hears a Who.
(b) The Cat in the Hat.
(c) Hop on Pop.
(d) Green Eggs and Ham.

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

4. Why does Pierce tell Renner about Robin in Chapter 15?
(a) He thinks she killed Lilly.
(b) He needs a reason for why he knew to call Mrs. Quinlan.
(c) He is trying to be honest.
(d) He is covering his own tracks.

5. How much money does Pierce want to continue his research over the next three years?
(a) Twenty million.
(b) Ten million.
(c) Eighteen million.
(d) Three million.

6. 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) Something about them makes him nervous.
(d) He forgot to lock his car.

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

8. How did Isabelle Pierce's killer die?
(a) He died of cancer in jail.
(b) He committed suicide upon discovery of his crimes.
(c) He was shot by cops.
(d) He was executed for murder.

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

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

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

12. What does the private detective tell Pierce about his conversation with Robin during his investigation?
(a) She was not cooperative.
(b) She told him Lilly was in Florida.
(c) She told him to speak to Billy Wentz.
(d) She suggested friends he could call.

13. Why does the girl at Entrepreneurial Concepts Unlimited suggest the boss chose to leave Lilly's site up even though she had stopped paying?
(a) He hopes she will begin paying again.
(b) He gave her an extension on the bill.
(c) Her picture keeps clients coming back.
(d) She is a personal friend of his.

14. What is on a voice command in all the rooms of Pierce's workplace?
(a) The security.
(b) The elevators.
(c) The lights.
(d) The lab equipment.

15. What does Chasing the Dime mean?
(a) Chasing after success.
(b) Chasing after the technology to create a computer the size of a dime.
(c) Chasing after riches.
(d) Chasing after love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pierce hide Lilly's phone book after searching it for clues in Chapter 9?

2. For what was Pierce arrested as a college student at Stanford?

3. What is Arbadac Arba?

4. Who are the Doomsters?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 615 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample