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

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

3. Who is Nicole James?

4. What is Entrepreneurial Concepts Unlimited?

5. Why does Pierce tell Renner about Robin in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Pierce living in a new apartment? What happened to his previous home?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. Why does Pierce call back one of Lilly's callers and ask for the name of the website where her web page appears?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Lilly Quinlan? What is her profession? How does Pierce come to know about her? What does he think about her? What does Pierce find in her house? What does Pierce fail to find that should tip him to something strange about her disappearance? What does Pierce find in Lilly's work apartment? Why does he call the police? Why does this appear to have been a mistake? What do the police think about Pierce's interest in Lilly Quinlan? How does this become a problem for Pierce?

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 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?

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