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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 does Pierce fear has happened to Lucy LaPorte?

2. Who does Lucy tell Pierce instructed her to show Pierce where Lilly's work apartment was located?

3. Why does Pierce walk down a pedestrian tunnel in Chapter 34?

4. What is a scramble card?

5. What does Pierce say when Nicole asks in Chapter 21 what is going on in his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Monica catch Pierce doing in Chapter 26 that causes her to request a transfer back to the general secretary pool?

2. What does Pierce do in Chapter 32 with the item he finds inside a storage unit rented in his name? Why?

3. What is percentage in a company? Why does Goddard want a percentage in Amedeo in exchange for his investment?

4. What meeting has Condon refused or been able to postpone as he explains to Pierce in Chapter 26? How important is this meeting?

5. Why does Pierce assume Nicole is ready to take him back at the end of Chapter 24? Is she?

6. Why does Pierce ask Renner to turn off his tape recorder in Chapter 22? What does Pierce tell him when he does as asked?

7. In Chapter 33 Pierce analyzes his situation and comes to a conclusion as to who and why he has been set up. What is Pierce's conclusion?

8. Why does Pierce decide he will have to move again in Chapter 25? How does Pierce respond to questions about his face from his neighbors?

9. In Chapter 33, Pierce quickly calls his patent lawyer and asks him to file the patents for Proteus immediately. Why?

10. What does Langwiser tell Pierce over the phone in Chapter 30? What does this lead Pierce to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Amedeo need a private investor? Where did Bronson Technologies find an investor? Why is this of interest to Amedeo's president? Who is the private investor Condon is trying to woo? How much money can he invest? Why is he called a whale? What is a percentage in the company? Why does Amedeo offer a percentage in the company to the large investor? What will this give the investor in the future if Proteus proves to be as valuable as they think it will?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following relationships in detail using quotes to support your conclusions:

1) Pierce and Nicole

2) Pierce and Condon

3) Pierce and Renner

4) Pierce and Monica

5) Pierce and Isabelle.

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