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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 Nicole kick Pierce out of her bedroom in Chapter 35?
(a) He became violent with her.
(b) He accused her of dishonesty.
(c) He insulted her mother.
(d) He was using sex to test her loyalty.

2. 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) Pierce is too intelligent for Wentz to not be afraid of him.
(d) Wentz is not in the same business as Pierce.

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

4. Why do the lights not come on to Pierce's command in Chapter 26 as he enters his office?
(a) The system is being repaired.
(b) His voice has been altered by his injuries.
(c) Condon has changed the security parameters.
(d) His voice is too high from excitment.

5. What is meant in Chapter 21 when someone says they need extra straps to go vertical?
(a) They need to send Pierce vertically down the side of the building.
(b) They are ready to carry Pierce out of the apartment.
(c) They want Pierce to walk down the stairs.
(d) They have to stand Pierce up on end to get him down in the elevator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Zeller tell Pierce paid him to make Proteus disappear?

2. Why does Langwiser call Renner in Chapter 24?

3. What does Pierce realize when he begins analyzing the search of his car in Chapter 31?

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

5. What is special about a scanning electron microscope?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Goddard and the others see on the scanning electron microscope that proves Proteus is creating energy?

2. What does Pierce tell Nicole in Chapter 21 when she asks how he received his injuries? Why?

3. What does Pierce do in Chapter 32 with the item he finds inside a storage unit rented in his name? Why?

4. What does Pierce find in a storage unit rented in his name and attached to a scramble card he found in his backpack?

5. How did Cody Zeller learn about Pierce's guilt in connection to his sister?

6. 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?

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

8. Where did Langwiser work before coming to work in the private sector? What does Pierce hope she can do for him?

9. In Chapter 33 Pierce analyzes his situation and comes to a conclusion as to who and why he has been set up. What is Pierce's conclusion?

10. What is percentage in a company? Why does Goddard want a percentage in Amedeo in exchange for his investment?

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