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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ballard's wife Catherine tell him he looks like in the hospital?
(a) A gentleman in Harrod's.
(b) A victim in Madame Tussaud's.
(c) A murderer in an Agatha Christie mystery.
(d) A child out of Charles Dicken's.

2. According to Ballard, what happens on the fourth day in the hospital "for no evident reason"?
(a) The anesthetics are withdrawn.
(b) The nurses harrass him.
(c) The IV fluids are taken.
(d) The doctors don't come.

3. What does Helen do when Ballard first addresses her in the hospital?
(a) She hits him.
(b) She laughs at him.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She screams at him.

4. What pictures is Ballard's passenger looking at when they arrive at the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?
(a) Pictures of famine victims.
(b) Pictures of car crashes.
(c) Pictures of beauty products.
(d) Pictures of naked women.

5. When Ballard first sees Helen at the hospital, what is the scarred man wearing under his lab coat?
(a) A gold cross.
(b) A silver tag.
(c) A copper emblem.
(d) A brass medallion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of commercial did Ballard prepare that he hoped to use a well-known actress for?

2. What verdict is given at the coroner's inquest of Ballard's crash with Helen and her husband?

3. As Ballard waits for someone to reassure him after the crash, what does he imagine firemen doing with carbon dioxide sprays?

4. What does Ballard realize about his first meeting with Vaughan?

5. When Ballard tells Catherine that she should have gone to the funeral for Helen's husband, how does she respond?

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