1. Who is the driver parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband?
(a) The doctor who performed his surgery.
(b) The nurse from his room at the hospital.
(c) The firemen who pulled him out of his car.
(d) The doctor from Helen's room at the hospital.

2. According to Ballard, Catherine's driving becomes what after his release from the hospital?
(a) Fast.
(b) Slow.
(c) Better.
(d) Worse.

3. 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) Devil.
(c) Angel.
(d) Madonna.

4. What did Vaughan rehearse for in the days before his death?
(a) A one-man show.
(b) His own death.
(c) Ballard's murder.
(d) His wedding.

5. What does Ballard realize about his first meeting with Vaughan?
(a) That his motives for following him have everything to do with revenge and blackmail.
(b) That his motive for following him has something to do with blackmail, but not revenge.
(c) That his motives for following him have nothing to do with revenge or blackmail.
(d) That his motive for following him has something to do with revenge, but not blackmail.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ballard, why does the young wife who is removed from her car after the crash resemble a "mentally defective girl" he once saw perform in a play?

2. Where does Ballard take one of the three prostitutes to?

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

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

5. When Ballard is lifted onto the stretcher after the crash, how does he feel?

(see the answer key)

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