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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 does Monica tell Pierce has been calling the office repeatedly for him in Chapter 25?
(a) Charlie Condon.
(b) Goddard.
(c) Cody Zeller.
(d) Nicole James.

2. From where does Pierce get the quote, "Our buildings, to you, would seem terribly small. But to us, who aren't big, they are wonderfully tall."?
(a) The Cat in the Hat.
(b) Horton Hears a Who.
(c) Emily Dickenson.
(d) Fantastic Voyage.

3. How many stitches did Pierce have to have in his scalp for an injury he does not recall receiving?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

4. What does Pierce realize when he begins analyzing the search of his car in Chapter 31?
(a) That someone was simply trying to rob him that night at Lilly's apartment complex.
(b) That whoever was in his car at Lilly's apartment complex was not searching.
(c) That Renner planted something in his car.
(d) That Renner thinks he found something in his car but cannot use it because of a lack of a warrant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pierce find when he walks into his apartment after he is released from the hospital?

2. What lie does Pierce tell Goddard in Chapter 29 about a former employee?

3. What is nanotechnology?

4. What reason does Renner give in Chapter 22 for using a tape recorder?

5. How does Pierce find where the scramble card he found in his backpack goes in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pierce decide he will have to move again in Chapter 25? How does Pierce respond to questions about his face from his neighbors?

2. What does Condon have Goddard sign before allowing him into the lab? For what reason?

3. What disorder does Goddard's daughter suffer? How does this relate to his investments?

4. What is Proteus? What are some of its potential uses?

5. What car does Lucy describe as the one outside Lilly's apartment the day she disappeared? How does Pierce connect this with someone he knows?

6. Why does Renner accuse Pierce of murder? How does Renner excuse the attack Pierce has suffered?

7. Why does Pierce ask Renner to turn off his tape recorder in Chapter 22? What does Pierce tell him when he does as asked?

8. In Chapter 33, Pierce quickly calls his patent lawyer and asks him to file the patents for Proteus immediately. Why?

9. What does Pierce find hidden in his backpack in Chapter 31?

10. What does Monica catch Pierce doing in Chapter 26 that causes her to request a transfer back to the general secretary pool?

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