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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vaughan ask Ballard to do when they got to Earls Court?
(a) To walk with Gabrielle.
(b) To wait for Gabrielle.
(c) To undress Gabrielle.
(d) To take pictures of Gabrielle.

2. What does Vaughan do as he drives past the crash at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?
(a) Honk his horn.
(b) Cheer.
(c) Expose himself.
(d) Take pictures.

3. Who is Francis Waring, according to Ballard?
(a) His partner's bored wife.
(b) Catherine's lover's wife.
(c) A doctor at the hospital.
(d) A minor film actress.

4. Ballard and Vaughan listen to police and _______ broadcasts as they search for Seagrave, who has gone missing.
(a) Firefighter.
(b) Government.
(c) Military.
(d) Ambulance.

5. What fantasies does Vaughan teach Ballard to visualize?
(a) Death and injuries Ballard always despised.
(b) Death and injuries Ballard always pitied.
(c) Death and injuries Ballard always feared.
(d) Death and injuries Ballard always desired.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Ballard, why did Vaughan's former career come to an abrupt end?

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

4. After his accident, who does Catherine urge Ballard to see so much so that he feels that there were "lesbian overtones" to her request?

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

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