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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 verdict is given at the coroner's inquest of Ballard's crash with Helen and her husband?
(a) Manslaughter.
(b) Homocide.
(c) Accidental death.
(d) Negligent driving.

2. As Ballard drives home with Catherine after being released from the hospital, how does the image of a car change for him after his accident?
(a) Its true nature had been exposed.
(b) Its purpose remained elusive.
(c) It became an object of fear.
(d) It contained multiple identities.

3. After the crash, Ballard states that an "uneasy _____ carried me towards the hospital."
(a) Sadness.
(b) Calm.
(c) Fear.
(d) Euphoria.

4. What does Ballard realize about his first meeting with Vaughan?
(a) That his motive for following him has something to do with blackmail, but not revenge.
(b) That his motives for following him have everything to do with revenge and blackmail.
(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.

5. Why did Ballard have his safety belt on when leaving his secretary, Renata, before the crash?
(a) To prevent being injured should he get into a car crash.
(b) To prevent him from the temptation of crashing into another car.
(c) To avoid her the embarrassment of having to embrace him.
(d) To avoid getting a ticket from the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ballard note about the Lincoln Continental Vaughan drives?

2. What kind of films did Ballard and Catherine see at the small art-cinema near their home?

3. What kind of business has Catherine started up with one of her boyfriends?

4. The walls of Vaughan's apartment are covered with close-ups of whose body?

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

(see the answer key)

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