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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. How far in advance does Pierce learn the storage unit was paid for in Chapter 32?

2. What does Pierce find when he walks into his apartment after he is released from the hospital?

3. What conclusion does Pierce come to as to the phone number he and Lilly appeared to have shared at one point or another?

4. What reason does Renner give in Chapter 22 for using a tape recorder?

5. What message does Lucy LaPorte leave for Pierce in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What does Condon have Goddard sign before allowing him into the lab? For what reason?

4. What does Pierce find hidden in his backpack in Chapter 31?

5. What does Condon tell Goddard about Pierce's facial injuries in Chapter 27? What is Goddard's response?

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. What does Pierce say in Chapter 22 that convinces Renner that he is guilty?

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

9. What does Cody Zeller tell Pierce he has FedEx'd to his office in Chapter 25? What does Pierce discover inside the package in chapter 26?

10. Where did Langwiser work before coming to work in the private sector? What does Pierce hope she can do for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Robert Renner? Why does Renner believe that Pierce killed Lilly Quinlan? What is a Good Samaritan? Why does Renner think that Pierce would call the police for a murder he committed? What admission does Pierce make that Renner sees as an admission of guilt? On what basis does Renner try to get a search warrant against Pierce? Why does Pierce's lawyer caution him about Renner? Why does Renner agree to help Pierce in the end? What happens when Renner hides in the wire lab during Pierce's conversation with Zeller? Does Renner believe Pierce to be innocent in the end?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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