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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 business has Catherine started up with one of her boyfriends?
(a) A cycle-tourist charter firm.
(b) A bus-tourist charter firm.
(c) A walking-tourist charter firm.
(d) An air-tourist charter firm.

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

3. When Ballard first sees Helen at the hospital, what is the scarred man wearing under his lab coat?
(a) A brass medallion.
(b) A gold cross.
(c) A copper emblem.
(d) A silver tag.

4. Where does the fatal car crash that nearly misses Elizabeth Taylor occur?
(a) Near a film studio.
(b) By a park.
(c) At an airport.
(d) Next to a school.

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.
(a) Child.
(b) Angel.
(c) Devil.
(d) Madonna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ballard's "ironic gesture" to provoke Catherine and Renate, who don't want him to drive?

2. According to Ballard, his "_________obsessions soon made themselves evident to ______ _________."

3. Who does Ballard's wife Catherine tell him he looks like in the hospital?

4. Why does Ballard recognize the man taking pictures of him as Vaughan?

5. According to Ballard, all who knew Vaughan accepted what about a car-crash?

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