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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, according to Ballard, "read the answer to her unspoken questions in the scars on my legs and chest" in the hospital?
(a) His nurse.
(b) His mistress.
(c) His doctor.
(d) His wife.

2. How many weeks does Ballard stay in the hospital after the crash in Chapter 2?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Six.

3. When Ballard tells Catherine that she should have gone to the funeral for Helen's husband, how does she respond?
(a) She tells him she wished she had, but that she wasn't ready.
(b) She tells him she couldn't go because he killed him.
(c) She tells him she's glad she didn't because she felt too guilty.
(d) She tells him he shouldn't expect her to do what he wants.

4. When the young wife of the man killed in the crash with Ballard exits her car, what does she do?
(a) Vomits.
(b) Screams.
(c) Laughs.
(d) Urinates.

5. What happens to Ballard three days after his surgery in the hospital?
(a) He has an allergic reaction.
(b) He meets his wife's lover.
(c) He has a spiritual conversion.
(d) He gets a minor infection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the driver parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband?

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

3. What did Vaughan rehearse for in the days before his death?

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

5. According to Ballard, the young wife of the man killed in the car crash stared at him with a look that resembled a ________in an Early Renaissance icon.

(see the answer key)

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