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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. Who are the Doomsters?
(a) Characters in a Dean Koontz novel.
(b) Pierce's college buddies from Stanford.
(c) Pierce's nemisises in college.
(d) Characters from a Scorsese movie.

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

3. Who calls Pierce at the end of Chapter 17 and agrees to meet to discuss Lilly Quinlan?
(a) Philip Glass.
(b) Billy Wentz.
(c) Renner.
(d) Grady Allison.

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

5. What is the point of view utilized in the novel Chasing the Dime?
(a) Authorial voice.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Pierce's keys as they get off the elevator in Chapter 19?

2. Who are the Fighting Moles?

3. How much money does Robin tell Pierce it cost to spend an hour with her?

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

5. Who gave Pierce a caricature of himself that hangs on the wall of his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is in Lilly's apartment when Pierce arrives? What is he packing up? Why?

2. How does Pierce convince Robin in Chapter 12 to take him to the apartment where Lilly worked with clients?

3. Why is Pierce living in a new apartment? What happened to his previous home?

4. Why does Pierce call the police at the end of Chapter 13? What is the result of this phone call?

5. Why does Pierce call back one of Lilly's callers and ask for the name of the website where her web page appears?

6. Why does Pierce call Lilly's mother in Chapter 9? What does he learn from this conversation?

7. Why does Clyde Vernon grill Pierce on his breakup with Nicole?

8. Who is the first person to call Henry Pierce's phone after he first hooks it up? What does this say about the person who previously owned the phone?

9. Why does Pierce lie about how he found Lilly's work apartment?

10. 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?

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