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

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

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

3. What is the name of the park where Ballard and Catherine's apartment is located?
(a) Drake.
(b) Drummond.
(c) Drayton.
(d) Dresden.

4. What kind of car does Catherine drive?
(a) A large sedan.
(b) A sports car.
(c) A truck.
(d) A minivan.

5. Why is Ballard skeptical about Helen working for the Road Research Laboratory?
(a) Because he thinks that she is not qualified to work there.
(b) Because he thinks she could get a better job as a doctor.
(c) Because he thinks the work at the laboratory is ineffective.
(d) Because he thinks its too close to the accident that killed her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the parking lot outside the hospital, Ballard says that his hostility towards Vaughan gave way to what?

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

3. According to Ballard, what would Ballard and Vaughan listen to on their way to accident sites?

4. What word does Ballard repeat several times in his description of the car crash at the beginning of the book?

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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