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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 one item of furniture did Pierce take from his former home on Amalfi Drive?

2. What band is Cody Zeller listening to when Pierce goes into his office in Chapter 10?

3. Why does Pierce remind himself he will need lamps in his new apartment?

4. What type of car is parked in Lilly's work apartment parking space in Chapter 13?

5. What does Pierce use in Chapter 19 to help carry his groceries to his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pierce call Lilly's mother in Chapter 9? What does he learn from this conversation?

2. 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?

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

4. Who is Isabelle? How did she die?

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

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. How does a company like Amedeo Technologies pay its bills and pay for the research they do?

9. Why does Pierce call the police at the end of Chapter 13? What is the result of this phone call?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Nicole James? What is her relationship to Pierce? How does he feel about her? What was her role at Amedeo? How did this role place Nicole as a security risk to the company? Why does Pierce want to call her when he learns about Lilly Quinlan? Why does she refuse to take his call? Why does Pierce come to suspect Nicole is selling secrets to a competitor of Amedeo? How does he learn that it was not Nicole selling his secrets? How does Nicole feel when she realizes how Pierce was testing her? is there any chance this relationship will be repaired in the future?

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

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?

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