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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pictures is Ballard's passenger looking at when they arrive at the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?
(a) Pictures of car crashes.
(b) Pictures of naked women.
(c) Pictures of famine victims.
(d) Pictures of beauty products.

2. What verdict is given at the coroner's inquest of Ballard's crash with Helen and her husband?
(a) Accidental death.
(b) Homocide.
(c) Manslaughter.
(d) Negligent driving.

3. What does Ballard realize about his first meeting with Vaughan?
(a) That his motive for following him has something to do with blackmail, but not revenge.
(b) That his motive for following him has something to do with revenge, but not blackmail.
(c) That his motives for following him have nothing to do with revenge or blackmail.
(d) That his motives for following him have everything to do with revenge and blackmail.

4. Who does Ballard witness an argument between in the woman's ward of the hospital?
(a) A patient and her sister.
(b) A sister in charge and doctor.
(c) A doctor and a nurse.
(d) A sister in charge and a nurse.

5. Where is the film studio Ballard works for located?
(a) Swindon.
(b) Shepperton.
(c) Salisbury.
(d) Somerset.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business has Catherine started up with one of her boyfriends?

2. According to Ballard, what happens on the fourth day in the hospital "for no evident reason"?

3. What kind of airline pilot removes the young wife from the crash with Ballard?

4. When Ballard first sees Helen at the hospital, what is the scarred man wearing under his lab coat?

5. As Ballard waits for someone to reassure him after the crash, what does he imagine firemen doing with carbon dioxide sprays?

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