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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 leave behind as he exits the house on Amalfi in Chapter 35?

2. Why does Pierce search his own car in Chapter 31?

3. What reason does Pierce give Condon for wanting to delay the meeting with Goddard in Chapter 26?

4. Where does Pierce spend the night in Chapter 27?

5. What gift did Nicole buy for Pierce that she kept and often wears herself as a signal of desire to Pierce?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Condon have Goddard sign before allowing him into the lab? For what reason?

6. What is Proteus? What are some of its potential uses?

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

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

9. 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?

10. Why does Pierce decide he will have to move again in Chapter 25? How does Pierce respond to questions about his face from his neighbors?

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 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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