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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. Why does Pierce not get a cab at the end of Chapter 15 when Renner releases him from the police station?

2. Why does the private detective Mrs. Quinlan hired tell Pierce he agreed to meet him in Chapter 18?

3. What does Monica question about the building in which Pierce lives?

4. Who does Pierce accuse Wainwright of working for in Chapter 13?

5. How much money does Pierce want to continue his research over the next three years?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. In a dream, Pierce finds himself in a crack house looking for someone. What does this dream tell the reader about Pierce?

6. Why does Pierce go to visit his college friend, Cody Zeller? What does he want Cody to do for him?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is Amedeo Technologies? Who is it named for? What do they do there? How will their research change the world? What kind of security do they have? How are the lights operated? Why is this important to the plot? What is significant about the labs at Amedeo? What do they do in the wire lab? What do they do in the imagining lab? What kind of goggles do they use in the laser lab? What is significant about these?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following themes in detail, using quotes from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Guilt

2) Illegal activities

3) Child sexual abuse

4) Obsession.

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