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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 does Condon joke that the elevator is marked with a B for basement instead of a L for lab in Chapter 27?

2. Who admits to killing Lilly Quinlan in Chapter 38?

3. When does Kaz tell Goddard he plans to file the patents for Proteus?

4. How does Pierce find where the scramble card he found in his backpack goes in Chapter 31?

5. What does AE stand for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Pierce assume Nicole is ready to take him back at the end of Chapter 24? Is she?

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

4. 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?

5. How does Pierce locate an address for Lucy LaPorte in chapter 34 after his computer genius friend failed?

6. What does Condon tell Goddard about Pierce's facial injuries in Chapter 27? What is Goddard's response?

7. How did Cody Zeller learn about Pierce's guilt in connection to his sister?

8. Where did Langwiser work before coming to work in the private sector? What does Pierce hope she can do for him?

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

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

What is hidden in a storage compartment rented under Pierce's name? How did the storage compartment come to be under Pierce's name? When was it rented? For what purpose? How long does this suggest the plot against Pierce had been under works? What would happen if the police learned of this storage compartment? Would a murderer really hide incriminating evidence in that manner? What are the benefits of hiding evidence in such a way? What are the downfalls of hiding information in that way? How does Pierce temporarily protect himself from the situation? How long will this solution last?

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

Discuss Pierce's phone number. How did Pierce get his new phone number? Who set it up? Who begins calling the number from the start? How does this send Pierce down the road of investigating Lilly Quinlan's disappearance? Who does Pierce think had the number before him? Did he ever find a phone bill connecting this person to the number? Why not? How does it turn out the number became connected to Lilly Quinlan? Who set Pierce up?

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