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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ballard goes to the garage, what does he see on a rear window sill that reminds him of his own personal possessions scattered on the floor of his car after the crash?
(a) A purse.
(b) A necktie.
(c) A briefcase.
(d) A scarf.

2. According to Ballard, Catherine's driving becomes what after his release from the hospital?
(a) Slow.
(b) Worse.
(c) Better.
(d) Fast.

3. At the Road Research Laboratory, when does Ballard feel his sense of disembodiment and unreality increase?
(a) When the cars crash.
(b) When Vaughan appears.
(c) When the visitors arrive.
(d) When the film plays.

4. 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 doctor from Helen's room at the hospital.
(d) The nurse from his room at the hospital.

5. How does Seagrave preempt the "real death" that Vaughan reserved for himself?
(a) By wearing Elizabeth Taylor's wig and costume in his own death.
(b) By wearing Vaughan's jacket and trousers in Elizabeth Taylor's death.
(c) By driving Vaughan's Lincoln in Elizabeth Taylor's death.
(d) By driving Elizabeth Taylor's limo in his own death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who give Vaughan a set of passkeys so that he could take cars from the airport parking lots?

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

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

4. According to Ballard, "It isn't sex that Vaughan is interested in, but _______."

5. What is the name of Catherine's secretary whom she asks Ballard to visualize her having intercourse with?

(see the answer key)

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