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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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?
(a) Helen.
(b) Vera.
(c) Gabrielle.
(d) Renata.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ballard's wife?

2. Why do the police signal to Vaughan when Ballard and Vaughan leave Ballard's studio?

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

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

5. What is the effect on Ballard of Vaughan following him in his car?

(see the answer key)

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