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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lay in the dashboard locker below the instrument panel of the Citroen Pallas saloon car?
(a) A woman's suede glove.
(b) A man's handkerchief.
(c) A flask of gin.
(d) A packet of cigarettes.

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

3. According to Ballard, his "_________obsessions soon made themselves evident to ______ _________."
(a) Messianic; Paul Waring.
(b) Tyrannical; Robert Vaughan.
(c) Messianic; Robert Vaughan.
(d) Tyrannical; Paul Waring.

4. How many cars collide at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?
(a) Nine cars collide.
(b) Five cars collide.
(c) Three cars collide.
(d) Seven cars collide.

5. In the parking lot outside the hospital, Ballard says that his hostility towards Vaughan gave way to what?
(a) Passion, even love.
(b) Admiration, even envy.
(c) Deference, even subservience.
(d) Fear, even panic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Ballard, Catherine, and Vaughan when Catherine and Vaughan have sex in the backseat?

2. According to Ballard, what happens on the fourth day in the hospital "for no evident reason"?

3. At the studio, who does Ballard see dressed up to resemble a famous screen actress, wearing a fawn suede coat, brassiere, and makeup?

4. How many weeks does Ballard stay in the hospital after the crash in Chapter 2?

5. What is the name of the famous writer that Vaughan has an agency picture of for his questionnaire?

(see the answer key)

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