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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 wears a back brace, steel clamps and has gas bacillus scars on her kneecaps?
(a) Gabrielle.
(b) Vera.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Helen.

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

3. As Ballard waits for someone to reassure him after the crash, what does he imagine firemen doing with carbon dioxide sprays?
(a) Tracing obscene or humorous slogans.
(b) Enacting a grotesque simulation of violence.
(c) Coiling dead bodies on the ground.
(d) Spraying the spectators to punish them.

4. What is Ballard afraid the real reason for the police signaling Vaughan outside Ballard's studio is?
(a) To question Ballard about his erotic involvement with Vaughan.
(b) To question Ballard about a drunk driving arrest.
(c) To question Ballard about a missing studio car.
(d) To question Ballard about a pedestrian he ran over.

5. Where are Ballard, Catherine, and Vaughan when Catherine and Vaughan have sex in the backseat?
(a) A park.
(b) A carwash.
(c) An airport.
(d) A studio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of injuries from car crashes is Vaughan most preoccupied, according to Ballard?

2. What is the name of the place where Vaughan and Ballard watch vehicles crash into concrete blocks?

3. According to Ballard, all who knew Vaughan accepted what about a car-crash?

4. At Northolt station, why does Helen ask Ballard to take her to the airport?

5. According to Vaughan, why is it important for him to have Elizabeth Taylor fill out his questionnaire?

(see the answer key)

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