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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. Whose number does Wentz find on Pierce's caller ID that makes him angry?

2. What company symbols does Cody collect?

3. Why are there two bedrooms in Robin's apartment?

4. What kind of car does Pierce drive?

5. Why does Pierce tell Renner about Robin in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the first person to call Henry Pierce's phone after he first hooks it up? What does this say about the person who previously owned the phone?

2. Why did Robin call and leave a message for Pierce in Chapter 16? What does she reveal to Pierce about herself during a subsequent phone call?

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

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

5. Why does Pierce lie about how he found Lilly's work apartment?

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

7. Why does Pierce call back one of Lilly's callers and ask for the name of the website where her web page appears?

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

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

10. Who is in Lilly's apartment when Pierce arrives? What is he packing up? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is hidden in a storage compartment rented under Pierce's name? How did the storage compartment come to be under Pierce's name? When was it rented? For what purpose? How long does this suggest the plot against Pierce had been under works? What would happen if the police learned of this storage compartment? Would a murderer really hide incriminating evidence in that manner? What are the benefits of hiding evidence in such a way? What are the downfalls of hiding information in that way? How does Pierce temporarily protect himself from the situation? How long will this solution last?

Essay Topic 3

What is Proteus? Who created it? What is its purpose? What could Proteus do to the future of medicine and computer technology? Who would want to steal Proteus? Why does Zeller want to steal it? What does Zeller plan to do with it? For what reason? Why does Pierce quickly file the patents that will protect Proteus? What does Pierce hope this will do to protect Proteus? Who else is in on the plan to steal Proteus? What does this mean to the future of Amedeo?

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