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

2. Who is James Wainwright?

3. Who does Pierce learn Monica has been talking to about him in Chapter 7?

4. What kind of car does Pierce drive?

5. What did Charlie Condon do for a living before he earned his Master's in finance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Pierce learn is the name of the man who runs Entrepreneurial Concepts? Why does Pierce threaten to sue this man?

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

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

7. Why did Robin call and leave a message for Pierce in Chapter 16? What does she reveal to Pierce about herself during a subsequent phone call?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Wentz? Why does he show up at Pierce's new apartment? What does he want? What does he do to Pierce? For what reason? Who is Six-Eight? Why does he help Wentz hurt Pierce? What threat does Wentz make against Pierce? Why does Pierce begin calling Robin obsessively after the visit from Wentz? What does Pierce learn about Wentz after his attack? Is Pierce frightened of Wentz? Explain. Who does it turn out is Wentz' boss? Why does this person want to intimidate and harm Pierce? What is the chief motive?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Henry Pierce? What kind of research does he do? What does Pierce hope to do with his research? What does Horton Hears a Who? have to do with his work? What is Fantastic Voyage? What has that to do with Pierce's work? Why has Pierce recently moved? How does he feel about the move? Who keeps calling Pierce's new phone number? For what reason? What does Pierce do with this information? Why is Pierce so interested in the whereabouts of Lilly Quinlan? Whom does Lilly remind him of? For what reason? What guilt does Pierce carry around because of this person?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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