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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. How many stitches did Pierce have to have in his scalp for an injury he does not recall receiving?

2. Where did Lilly move to after leaving her mother in Tampa?

3. Why does Pierce walk down a pedestrian tunnel in Chapter 34?

4. What does the symbol fu stand for?

5. Who does Pierce ask Cody to find an address on in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. What meeting has Condon refused or been able to postpone as he explains to Pierce in Chapter 26? How important is this meeting?

4. Why does Renner accuse Pierce of murder? How does Renner excuse the attack Pierce has suffered?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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