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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pierce leave behind as he exits the house on Amalfi in Chapter 35?
(a) His cellphone.
(b) The key.
(c) His wedding ring.
(d) His wallet.

2. Who is the woman running her fingers through Pierce's hair when he wakes at the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) A cop.
(b) A lover.
(c) A paramedic.
(d) A doctor.

3. What angle does Langwiser suggest in Chapter 24 she will use with the supposed admission of guilt Renner has on Pierce?
(a) That he was talking about Nicole.
(b) That he was high on drugs from his attack.
(c) That he was talking about his sister.
(d) That he was confused from his concussion.

4. What reason does Renner give in Chapter 22 for using a tape recorder?
(a) To use against Pierce in a court of law.
(b) To protect both him and Pierce during an interview.
(c) To keep the interview straight for the written report.
(d) To make it easier to remember later.

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

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

7. How does Pierce find where the scramble card he found in his backpack goes in Chapter 31?
(a) He called several U-Store-It places till he found the right one.
(b) He had rented a storage space previously.
(c) There was a note attached telling him where to look.
(d) It had the storage unit and address written on it.

8. Where does Pierce find the keys for the storage unit in Chapter 32?
(a) In his apartment.
(b) In his car.
(c) In his backpack.
(d) On his key ring.

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

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

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

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

13. How much of a percentage in Amedeo does Goddard want in exchange for his investment?
(a) Twelve percent.
(b) Ten percent.
(c) Fifty percent.
(d) Fifteen percent.

14. Who does Zeller tell Pierce paid him to make Proteus disappear?
(a) Entrepreneurial Concepts Unlimited.
(b) Bronson Technologies.
(c) Goddard.
(d) The pharmaceutical industry.

15. Why does Pierce believe that Wentz did not target him to be set up for murder in Chapter 33?
(a) Pierce never had contact with Wentz' girls.
(b) They had no connection to each other.
(c) Wentz is not in the same business as Pierce.
(d) Pierce is too intelligent for Wentz to not be afraid of him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the symbol shu stand for?

3. What is a Venice walk street as Pierce describes it in Chapter 36?

4. What does Zeller say when Pierce forces him to admit he set up the sniffer on Amedeo's computer system?

5. Where does Pierce spend the night in Chapter 27?

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