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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Eugene Briggs?
(a) A false name used by Goddard.
(b) The department head who was the target of the Doomsters' final prank.
(c) Pierce's cousin.
(d) Monica's fiance.

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

3. Who admits to killing Lilly Quinlan in Chapter 38?
(a) Pierce.
(b) James.
(c) Renner.
(d) Zeller.

4. What news does Langwiser have when Pierce calls her in Chapter 26?
(a) Robin has offered testimony against him.
(b) An arrest warrant has been issued for him.
(c) None.
(d) Renner has been fired.

5. Why are there no messages on Pierce's voice mail when he returns home from the hospital?
(a) Everyone knew he was in the hospital.
(b) Monica has changed his number.
(c) LA Darlings took his name off of Lilly's page.
(d) No one wants to talk to him.

6. Why does Pierce tell Langwiser in Chapter 24 he feels responsible for his sister's death?
(a) He owned the gun that killed her.
(b) He found her and left her on the streets.
(c) He refused to allow her to come home.
(d) He told the killer where to find her.

7. What is a scramble card?
(a) A bank card with no set account.
(b) A key to unlock doors, such as is used in hotels.
(c) A prepaid bank card.
(d) A credit card that constantly scrambles its numbers.

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

9. Who does Pierce ask Cody to find an address on in Chapter 25?
(a) Lucy LaPorte.
(b) Robert Renner.
(c) Billy Wentz.
(d) Charlie Condon.

10. What is ETS?
(a) Emerging-technologies symposium.
(b) Energy-transference system.
(c) Emitting-testesterone syndrome.
(d) Electron-transmitter system.

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

12. In Chapter 36, who fits the description Lucy gives Pierce of Grady Allison?
(a) Charlie Condon.
(b) Cody Zeller.
(c) Clyde Vernon.
(d) Robert Renner.

13. With whom does Cody Zeller warn Pierce that Wentz and Allison are connected to in his report as Pierce reads it in Chapter 26?
(a) The FBI.
(b) A prostitution ring in Dallas.
(c) A mobster called Dominic Silva.
(d) Renner.

14. What gift did Nicole buy for Pierce that she kept and often wears herself as a signal of desire to Pierce?
(a) A team jersey.
(b) A negligee.
(c) A wedding ring.
(d) A bathrobe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the lights not come on to Pierce's command in Chapter 26 as he enters his office?

2. Why does Pierce believe that Wentz did not target him to be set up for murder in Chapter 33?

3. What is meant in Chapter 21 when someone says they need extra straps to go vertical?

4. Why is the package from Cody Zeller already opened when Pierce finds it on his desk in Chapter 26?

5. What conclusion does Pierce come to as to the phone number he and Lilly appeared to have shared at one point or another?

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