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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Ballard, what would Ballard and Vaughan listen to on their way to accident sites?
(a) Police broadcasts.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Music.
(d) BBC news.

4. Why did Ballard have his safety belt on when leaving his secretary, Renata, before the crash?
(a) To avoid getting a ticket from the police.
(b) To prevent him from the temptation of crashing into another car.
(c) To avoid her the embarrassment of having to embrace him.
(d) To prevent being injured should he get into a car crash.

5. Who is Francis Waring, according to Ballard?
(a) A doctor at the hospital.
(b) Catherine's lover's wife.
(c) His partner's bored wife.
(d) A minor film actress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the place where Vaughan and Ballard watch vehicles crash into concrete blocks?

2. Who, according to Ballard, "read the answer to her unspoken questions in the scars on my legs and chest" in the hospital?

3. What is the name of Ballard's wife?

4. On their driving excursions to look for accident sites, what does Vaughan describe to Ballard?

5. After the crash, Ballard states that an "uneasy _____ carried me towards the hospital."

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