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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 kind of commercial did Ballard prepare that he hoped to use a well-known actress for?
(a) An airline commercial.
(b) A beer commercial.
(c) A car commerical.
(d) A cigarette commercial.

2. Who does Ballard take to the stock-car races in the stadium at Northolt?
(a) Renata.
(b) His wife.
(c) Vaughan.
(d) Helen.

3. Who did the man killed in the car crash with Ballard work for?
(a) An American food company.
(b) An Italian car manufacturer.
(c) A German weapons producer.
(d) A British travel agency.

4. According to Ballard, what happens on the fourth day in the hospital "for no evident reason"?
(a) The IV fluids are taken.
(b) The anesthetics are withdrawn.
(c) The doctors don't come.
(d) The nurses harrass him.

5. According to Ballard, as he recuperates in the hospital, what does he state as the "only real experience" he had been through in years?
(a) His affair.
(b) His fantasies.
(c) His crash.
(d) His guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Out of three "airport whores" Ballard comes across at a traffic island, which one does he pick up?

2. Where do the stunt drivers at the stock-car races in the stadium at Northolt work?

3. According to Ballard, Catherine's driving becomes what after his release from the hospital?

4. What is the name of Catherine's secretary whom she asks Ballard to visualize her having intercourse with?

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

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