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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 is a Venice walk street as Pierce describes it in Chapter 36?

2. What angle does Langwiser suggest in Chapter 24 she will use with the supposed admission of guilt Renner has on Pierce?

3. Who does Goddard claim he misses in Chapter 29?

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

5. What is Lucy watching on television when Pierce forces his way into her house in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Cody Zeller tell Pierce he has FedEx'd to his office in Chapter 25? What does Pierce discover inside the package in chapter 26?

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 33 Pierce analyzes his situation and comes to a conclusion as to who and why he has been set up. What is Pierce's conclusion?

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

10. What does Pierce say in Chapter 22 that convinces Renner that he is guilty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

1) Setting

2) Point of View

3) Language.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Monica? Why does she not like impersonating Lilly on the phone for Pierce? Why does Pierce lecture Monica about speaking of him out of turn? Why does Pierce try to explain to Monica what it is they do at Amedeo? Why does Monica request to be reassigned even though she is assistant to the president of the company? What does Monica dislike about Pierce? Is Pierce really a bad guy or is Monica blowing everything out of proportion?

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