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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Pierce does when he gets into his car at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) Put on a hat.
(b) Put on a surgical mask.
(c) Put on makeup.
(d) Put on sunglasses.

2. What is a Venice walk street as Pierce describes it in Chapter 36?
(a) A neighborhood with only sidewalks, no streets.
(b) A neighborhood filled with small shops.
(c) A neighborhood with a criminal watch program.
(d) A neighborhood where people do a lot of walking.

3. What lie does Pierce tell Goddard in Chapter 29 about a former employee?
(a) That Nicole never saw Proteus in action.
(b) That Nicole was not his lover.
(c) That Nicole would be back.
(d) That Nicole was not privvy to competitor's information.

4. What conclusion does Pierce come to as to the phone number he and Lilly appeared to have shared at one point or another?
(a) That Lilly never had that number.
(b) That Monica chose the number intentionally to embarrass Pierce.
(c) That Lilly chose that number intentionally.
(d) That Lilly should have paid her bill.

5. What is nanotechnology?
(a) The study of manipulating matter on a large scale.
(b) Technological term for game developers.
(c) Tiny robots.
(d) The study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale.

6. How does Pierce find where the scramble card he found in his backpack goes in Chapter 31?
(a) He called several U-Store-It places till he found the right one.
(b) There was a note attached telling him where to look.
(c) It had the storage unit and address written on it.
(d) He had rented a storage space previously.

7. Who suggests that Proteus might win Pierce a Nobel Prize?
(a) Bechy.
(b) Larraby.
(c) Condon.
(d) Goddard.

8. How much does Pierce learn in Chapter 31 Goddard wants to invest in Amedeo?
(a) Ten million over a year.
(b) Twenty million over four years.
(c) Fifteen million over two years.
(d) Eighteen million over three years.

9. Why does Nicole kick Pierce out of her bedroom in Chapter 35?
(a) He became violent with her.
(b) He was using sex to test her loyalty.
(c) He insulted her mother.
(d) He accused her of dishonesty.

10. What is the horrible smell inside Amedeo's labs in Chapter 37?
(a) Cooking carbon wires.
(b) Sulfer chemicals.
(c) Proteus.
(d) Microscope cleaning fluid.

11. What does Zeller say when Pierce forces him to admit he set up the sniffer on Amedeo's computer system?
(a) It was an meant to be a prank.
(b) He was just curious.
(c) He was using it to protect the system.
(d) He never read the info.

12. What does Pierce leave behind as he exits the house on Amalfi in Chapter 35?
(a) His cellphone.
(b) His wedding ring.
(c) His wallet.
(d) The key.

13. Why does Pierce tell Larraby to switch to thermal in Chapter 28?
(a) It turns the pinpoints of light seen in the reaction of Proteus into colors.
(b) It is a way of showing Proteus' elements beyond energy usage.
(c) It helps people to see Proteus work more effeciently.
(d) It is necessary to show how Proteus works.

14. Why does Pierce believe that Wentz did not target him to be set up for murder in Chapter 33?
(a) They had no connection to each other.
(b) Wentz is not in the same business as Pierce.
(c) Pierce never had contact with Wentz' girls.
(d) Pierce is too intelligent for Wentz to not be afraid of him.

15. What is Lucy watching on television when Pierce forces his way into her house in Chapter 36?
(a) The news.
(b) Oprah.
(c) A soap opera.
(d) A Hollywood celebrity program.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Cody Zeller warn Pierce that Wentz and Allison are connected to in his report as Pierce reads it in Chapter 26?

3. What does Pierce find when he walks into his apartment after he is released from the hospital?

4. Who does Pierce call in Chapter 23 to help him find a criminal attorney?

5. What does Pierce fear has happened to Lucy LaPorte?

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