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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Pierce look under the blotter on the desk of the front reception area at Entrepreneurial Concepts Unlimited?
(a) To find a password.
(b) To steal a membership to one of the adult websites.
(c) To find more information on Lilly.
(d) To steal money.

2. What does Pierce find under Lilly's bed in Chapter 13 and on the mattress covering the bed?
(a) A large, brown stain he believes is blood.
(b) A gun and a stain that could be blood.
(c) A jar of rat poison and spilled alcohol.
(d) Burn marks.

3. What does Pierce use in Chapter 19 to help carry his groceries to his apartment?
(a) A security guard.
(b) A laundry basket.
(c) A push cart.
(d) A child's wagon.

4. Where does Lilly's ad say that she will meet clients?
(a) A small house in Venice.
(b) An apartment in West Hollywood.
(c) A safe and secure townhouse near the beach.
(d) A business office in San Diego.

5. Who is Clyde Vernon?
(a) Pierce's head of security.
(b) Pierce's business partner.
(c) Pierce's personal assistant.
(d) Pierce's lab manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pierce tell Renner about Robin in Chapter 15?

2. Why are there two bedrooms in Robin's apartment?

3. What name does Pierce reveal in Chapter 16 his sister used on the streets before her death?

4. What is Entrepreneurial Concepts Unlimited?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a company like Amedeo Technologies pay its bills and pay for the research they do?

2. Why does Pierce call Nicole and ask her to look up Robin's number on the LA Darlings website in Chapter 20?

3. Why does Pierce ask Monica not to speak about him to other people?

4. Why did Robin call and leave a message for Pierce in Chapter 16? What does she reveal to Pierce about herself during a subsequent phone call?

5. What does Pierce find when he lets himself into Lilly's house on Altair Place in Venice? What does he not find that he feels is surprising?

6. Why does Pierce think of rock stars, especially Jimi Hendrix, as he lies injured in his bedroom at the end of Chapter 20?

7. Why does Pierce go to visit his college friend, Cody Zeller? What does he want Cody to do for him?

8. Who is Monica Purl? Why is she at Pierce's apartment in Chapter 7?

9. Why does Pierce go to All American Mail in Chapter 7? Why does he lie about wanting a mail box there?

10. In a dream, Pierce finds himself in a crack house looking for someone. What does this dream tell the reader about Pierce?

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