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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ballard visit the Northolt police pound?
(a) To see Vaughan.
(b) To see the police.
(c) To see his car.
(d) To pay a fine.

2. The firemen who cut Ballard's door from its hinges looked like what according to Ballard?
(a) Accomplices in a jewelry heist.
(b) Actors in a one-act play.
(c) Athletes in a football game.
(d) Assistants of a gored bullfighter.

3. What is Vaughan's scientific subject?
(a) Chemistry specialist in dark matter.
(b) Biology specialist in human reproduction.
(c) Physics specialist in atom collision.
(d) Computer specialist in traffic systems.

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

5. At Northolt station, why does Helen ask Ballard to take her to the airport?
(a) Because she works in the immigration department.
(b) Because she is taking a vacation to Spain.
(c) Because she likes to see the planes take off and land.
(d) Because she is picking up a friend from America.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cars did Ballard miss before hitting the one that kills a man?

2. According to Ballard, as he recuperates in the hospital, what does he state as the "only real experience" he had been through in years?

3. Who did Vaughan collide with two months earlier when he lurched from a concealed access road?

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

5. Who is injured at the stock-car races at the stadium in Northolt and taken to the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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