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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Pierce tell Robin in Chapter 13 his sister's body lay in the open before someone called the police?

2. Who is Larraby?

3. Why did the private detective Mrs. Quinlan hired to find Lilly stop searching?

4. Who does Pierce see loitering around the storage lockers in the lobby of his apartment building in Chapter 19?

5. What kind of car does Pierce drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a patent package? What does Pierce plan to do with it?

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

3. How does Pierce end up hanging upside down outside his apartment balcony in Chapter 19?

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. What is the connection between Fantastic Voyage and Amedeo's current project?

9. What is Amedeo attempting to develop in their labs as Pierce explains it to Monica in Chapter 11?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Pierce's relationship to Robin? Why does Pierce tell Robin that he will help her get out of her current lifestyle if she wants it? Does Pierce have romantic feelings for Robin? Does Robin have romantic feelings for Pierce? Why does Robin tell Pierce to leave her alone after his attack from Wentz? What does Pierce discover Wentz has done to Robin? What information does Robin have that leads Pierce to solve the mystery of who is setting him up? Does Robin realize the importance of this information?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Amedeo need a private investor? Where did Bronson Technologies find an investor? Why is this of interest to Amedeo's president? Who is the private investor Condon is trying to woo? How much money can he invest? Why is he called a whale? What is a percentage in the company? Why does Amedeo offer a percentage in the company to the large investor? What will this give the investor in the future if Proteus proves to be as valuable as they think it will?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Nicole James? What is her relationship to Pierce? How does he feel about her? What was her role at Amedeo? How did this role place Nicole as a security risk to the company? Why does Pierce want to call her when he learns about Lilly Quinlan? Why does she refuse to take his call? Why does Pierce come to suspect Nicole is selling secrets to a competitor of Amedeo? How does he learn that it was not Nicole selling his secrets? How does Nicole feel when she realizes how Pierce was testing her? is there any chance this relationship will be repaired in the future?

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