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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Robin tell Pierce it cost to spend an hour with her?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) Three hundred dollars.
(c) Four hundred dollars.
(d) Five hundred dollars.

2. What company symbols does Cody collect?
(a) Companies he wants to work for.
(b) Companies with cool symbols.
(c) Companies whose computer security he has breached.
(d) Companies whose computer security he has not been able to breach.

3. How many people does Pierce tell Robin in Chapter 13 his sister's killer murdered before he was caught?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

4. What does Pierce use in Chapter 19 to help carry his groceries to his apartment?
(a) A laundry basket.
(b) A security guard.
(c) A child's wagon.
(d) A push cart.

5. Why did Pierce's stepfather send him into crack houses to find his sister, Isabelle, when he was a child?
(a) A child was less likely to look suspicious or dangerous.
(b) Pierce could speak several languages, therefore communicate with the foreign addicts better.
(c) Isabelle would respond better to Pierce.
(d) Pierce knew the crack dealers better.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pierce hide Lilly's phone book after searching it for clues in Chapter 9?

2. Why does Pierce look under the blotter on the desk of the front reception area at Entrepreneurial Concepts Unlimited?

3. For what was Pierce arrested as a college student at Stanford?

4. Why does Pierce tell the receptionist at Entrepreneurial Concepts Unlimited he does not want to change his phone number?

5. Who is Jacob Kaz?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Amedeo attempting to develop in their labs as Pierce explains it to Monica in Chapter 11?

2. What does Pierce notice as unusual inside his car when he returns to it in Chapter 16?

3. Why does Clyde Vernon grill Pierce on his breakup with Nicole?

4. Who is Isabelle? How did she die?

5. Why is Pierce living in a new apartment? What happened to his previous home?

6. Who is Monica Purl? Why is she at Pierce's apartment in Chapter 7?

7. Why does Pierce go to the office of Entrepreneurial Concepts in Chapter 6? What does he hope to learn there?

8. Why does Pierce ask Monica not to speak about him to other people?

9. What does Pierce learn is the name of the man who runs Entrepreneurial Concepts? Why does Pierce threaten to sue this man?

10. Why does Pierce think of rock stars, especially Jimi Hendrix, as he lies injured in his bedroom at the end of Chapter 20?

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