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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. What illness does Larraby suffer that he hopes Proteus and the technology to come from it will help control?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Multiple sclerosis.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Asthma.

2. What does Renner pull out of his pocket after Pierce makes a comment about being responsible for what happened to Lilly in Chapter 22?
(a) Handcuffs.
(b) Another tape recorder.
(c) A warrant for his arrest.
(d) A Miranda warning.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Charlie Condon tell Pierce in Chapter 33 it will be before they will see the first of Goddard's money?

2. Who is Confucius?

3. In Chapter 36, who fits the description Lucy gives Pierce of Grady Allison?

4. Where did Lilly move to after leaving her mother in Tampa?

5. Who does Pierce suspect of planting the keys and the scramble card for the storage unit among his things in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What meeting has Condon refused or been able to postpone as he explains to Pierce in Chapter 26? How important is this meeting?

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

5. What does Langwiser tell Pierce over the phone in Chapter 30? What does this lead Pierce to do?

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

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

8. 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?

9. How does Pierce locate an address for Lucy LaPorte in chapter 34 after his computer genius friend failed?

10. What is a sniffer? Where did Pierce find one of these devices?

(see the answer keys)

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