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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 use in Chapter 19 to help carry his groceries to his apartment?

2. Whose number does Wentz find on Pierce's caller ID that makes him angry?

3. What company symbols does Cody collect?

4. What does Pierce witness being taken from Lilly's work apartment in Chapter 16?

5. Why are there two bedrooms in Robin's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Pierce ask Monica not to speak about him to other people?

3. 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?

4. Why does Pierce call Nicole and ask her to look up Robin's number on the LA Darlings website in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Pierce find when he lets himself into Lilly's house on Altair Place in Venice? What does he not find that he feels is surprising?

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

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

What is Proteus? Who created it? What is its purpose? What could Proteus do to the future of medicine and computer technology? Who would want to steal Proteus? Why does Zeller want to steal it? What does Zeller plan to do with it? For what reason? Why does Pierce quickly file the patents that will protect Proteus? What does Pierce hope this will do to protect Proteus? Who else is in on the plan to steal Proteus? What does this mean to the future of Amedeo?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following relationships in detail using quotes to support your conclusions:

1) Pierce and Nicole

2) Pierce and Condon

3) Pierce and Renner

4) Pierce and Monica

5) Pierce and Isabelle.

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