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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is meant in Chapter 21 when someone says they need extra straps to go vertical?
(a) They need to send Pierce vertically down the side of the building.
(b) They are ready to carry Pierce out of the apartment.
(c) They have to stand Pierce up on end to get him down in the elevator.
(d) They want Pierce to walk down the stairs.

2. What does AE stand for?
(a) Admit and explain.
(b) Analyze and evaluate.
(c) Arrest and execute.
(d) Analyze and estimate.

3. Who suggests that Proteus might win Pierce a Nobel Prize?
(a) Bechy.
(b) Condon.
(c) Larraby.
(d) Goddard.

4. Why does Pierce buy a five day pass to an adult website in Chapter 26?
(a) To check out the board of ownership for the site.
(b) To find more picture of Lilly to help in finding her.
(c) To see the pictures from the photoshoot where Robin met Lilly.
(d) To enjoy the pictures in general.

5. What is a Venice walk street as Pierce describes it in Chapter 36?
(a) A neighborhood where people do a lot of walking.
(b) A neighborhood filled with small shops.
(c) A neighborhood with only sidewalks, no streets.
(d) A neighborhood with a criminal watch program.

6. What does the symbol shu stand for?
(a) Love.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Hope.

7. Who does Pierce call in Chapter 23 to help him find a criminal attorney?
(a) Jacob Kaz.
(b) Charlie Condon.
(c) Nicole James.
(d) Lucy LaPorte.

8. What does Pierce worry about as he checks out the front of Lucy LaPorte's house in Chapter 36?
(a) She will be gone.
(b) She will not be alone.
(c) She will be dead inside.
(d) She will not see him.

9. What reason does Pierce give Condon for wanting to delay the meeting with Goddard in Chapter 26?
(a) Proteus is not ready.
(b) His face will raise questions of stability and reliability.
(c) He is too sick to deal with a dog and pony show.
(d) He wants to file the patents first.

10. What is Lucy watching on television when Pierce forces his way into her house in Chapter 36?
(a) A soap opera.
(b) A Hollywood celebrity program.
(c) Oprah.
(d) The news.

11. Who is with Pierce when he wakes in Chapter 21?
(a) Nicole.
(b) Renner.
(c) Monica.
(d) Charlie.

12. What does Pierce find when he walks into his apartment after he is released from the hospital?
(a) A bloody mess.
(b) His furniture is gone.
(c) Fingerprint powder on everything.
(d) His groceries spoiling on the counter.

13. Who does Pierce tell Monica might call her in Chapter 25?
(a) Renner.
(b) Zeller.
(c) Langwiser.
(d) Condon.

14. What lie does Pierce tell Goddard in Chapter 29 about a former employee?
(a) That Nicole was not his lover.
(b) That Nicole never saw Proteus in action.
(c) That Nicole was not privvy to competitor's information.
(d) That Nicole would be back.

15. Why does Pierce tell Larraby to switch to thermal in Chapter 28?
(a) It helps people to see Proteus work more effeciently.
(b) It is necessary to show how Proteus works.
(c) It turns the pinpoints of light seen in the reaction of Proteus into colors.
(d) It is a way of showing Proteus' elements beyond energy usage.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Cody Zeller warn Pierce that Wentz and Allison are connected to in his report as Pierce reads it in Chapter 26?

2. What does Renner show Pierce a picture of in Chapter 22?

3. Why does Nicole kick Pierce out of her bedroom in Chapter 35?

4. What does Pierce say when Nicole asks in Chapter 21 what is going on in his life?

5. Why does Condon joke that the elevator is marked with a B for basement instead of a L for lab in Chapter 27?

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