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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 couldn't go because he killed him.
(b) She tells him she's glad she didn't because she felt too guilty.
(c) She tells him she wished she had, but that she wasn't ready.
(d) She tells him he shouldn't expect her to do what he wants.

2. What kind of airline pilot removes the young wife from the crash with Ballard?
(a) Pacific.
(b) Royal.
(c) French.
(d) Arab.

3. Who does Ballard's wife Catherine tell him he looks like in the hospital?
(a) A child out of Charles Dicken's.
(b) A victim in Madame Tussaud's.
(c) A gentleman in Harrod's.
(d) A murderer in an Agatha Christie mystery.

4. What is the person parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband doing?
(a) Talking on the phone.
(b) Flashing his headlights.
(c) Writing on a pad.
(d) Taking pictures of him.

5. Who does Ballard first take in a rental car to the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?
(a) No one.
(b) Helen.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Renata.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the film studio Ballard works for located?

2. Why did Ballard have his safety belt on when leaving his secretary, Renata, before the crash?

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

4. According to Ballard at the end of Chapter 2, the radiator grills of their cars resembled what?

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

(see the answer key)

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