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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. What does Pierce find under Lilly's bed in Chapter 13 and on the mattress covering the bed?

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

3. What does Robin ask Pierce to buy for her before she will see him?

4. What does Pierce take from under the blotter at the front reception area at Entrepreneurial Concepts Unlimited?

5. What band is Cody Zeller listening to when Pierce goes into his office in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pierce go to All American Mail in Chapter 7? Why does he lie about wanting a mail box there?

2. Why does Pierce think of rock stars, especially Jimi Hendrix, as he lies injured in his bedroom at the end of Chapter 20?

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

4. Why does Pierce promise Philip Glass he will back off his investigation into Lilly Quinlan's disappearance?

5. Why does Pierce go to the office of Entrepreneurial Concepts in Chapter 6? What does he hope to learn there?

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

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

8. How does a company like Amedeo Technologies pay its bills and pay for the research they do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Monica? Why does she not like impersonating Lilly on the phone for Pierce? Why does Pierce lecture Monica about speaking of him out of turn? Why does Pierce try to explain to Monica what it is they do at Amedeo? Why does Monica request to be reassigned even though she is assistant to the president of the company? What does Monica dislike about Pierce? Is Pierce really a bad guy or is Monica blowing everything out of proportion?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Robert Renner? Why does Renner believe that Pierce killed Lilly Quinlan? What is a Good Samaritan? Why does Renner think that Pierce would call the police for a murder he committed? What admission does Pierce make that Renner sees as an admission of guilt? On what basis does Renner try to get a search warrant against Pierce? Why does Pierce's lawyer caution him about Renner? Why does Renner agree to help Pierce in the end? What happens when Renner hides in the wire lab during Pierce's conversation with Zeller? Does Renner believe Pierce to be innocent in the end?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Robin? Why does Pierce call her for information on Lilly? Does Robin help Pierce at first? What does Robin want Pierce to buy her when he comes to see her at her work apartment? How does this act constitute power on Robin's part? How much money does Pierce pay Robin for information? Does Robin give him good information? Why does Pierce make Robin take him to Lilly's work apartment? What does he find there? How is this connected to Robin? Why does Robin tell Pierce her real name? How does Pierce place Robin in trouble with Wentz? How does Robin react to this trouble?

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