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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Vaughan rehearse for in the days before his death?
(a) A one-man show.
(b) His wedding.
(c) Ballard's murder.
(d) His own death.

2. 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 scarf.
(c) A briefcase.
(d) A necktie.

3. What is the name of Ballard's wife?
(a) Helen.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Renata.
(d) Vera.

4. On their driving excursions to look for accident sites, what does Vaughan describe to Ballard?
(a) "Countless love affairs."
(b) "Countless regrets and disappointments."
(c) "Countless dreams of redemption."
(d) "Countless imaginary disasters."

5. The walls of Vaughan's apartment are covered with close-ups of whose body?
(a) Dr. Helen Remington's.
(b) Marilyn Monroe's.
(c) Elizabeth Taylor's.
(d) James Ballard's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ballard's wife Catherine tell him he looks like in the hospital?

2. According to Ballard, the young wife of the man killed in the car crash stared at him with a look that resembled a ________in an Early Renaissance icon.

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

4. What kind of car does Catherine drive?

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

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