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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 reason does Pierce give for not wanting the computer mainframe in the lab?

2. How does Amedeo celebrate Goddard's announcement that he wants to invest with them?

3. Why does the doctor tell Pierce in Chapter 21 he will need a plastic surgeon?

4. What does Pierce leave behind as he exits the house on Amalfi in Chapter 35?

5. Why do the lights not come on to Pierce's command in Chapter 26 as he enters his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pierce tell Nicole in Chapter 21 when she asks how he received his injuries? Why?

2. What does Pierce find in a storage unit rented in his name and attached to a scramble card he found in his backpack?

3. In Chapter 33, Pierce quickly calls his patent lawyer and asks him to file the patents for Proteus immediately. Why?

4. Why does Pierce ask Renner to turn off his tape recorder in Chapter 22? What does Pierce tell him when he does as asked?

5. What does Monica catch Pierce doing in Chapter 26 that causes her to request a transfer back to the general secretary pool?

6. What book of symbols does Pierce leave open on Nicole's coffee table in Chapter 35? Why?

7. What car does Lucy describe as the one outside Lilly's apartment the day she disappeared? How does Pierce connect this with someone he knows?

8. What does Goddard and the others see on the scanning electron microscope that proves Proteus is creating energy?

9. What disorder does Goddard's daughter suffer? How does this relate to his investments?

10. What does Pierce do in Chapter 32 with the item he finds inside a storage unit rented in his name? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Pierce become so interested in the missing Lilly Quinlan? What does Lilly have to do with Pierce's sister? How did Pierce's sister die? Why does Pierce feel that her death is his fault? What reason did Isabelle give Pierce for running away from home? Was the accusation true? Why did Pierce let her go when he found her? What did Pierce plan to do for his sister in the future? Why did Pierce's stepfather make Pierce go into the crack houses to find his sister? How was Isabelle killed? How might her death have been avoided?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

1) Character motivation

2) Character traits

3) Character relationships.

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