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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 Francis Waring, according to Ballard?
(a) A doctor at the hospital.
(b) A minor film actress.
(c) His partner's bored wife.
(d) Catherine's lover's wife.

2. 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 naked women.
(b) Pictures of beauty products.
(c) Pictures of car crashes.
(d) Pictures of famine victims.

3. What happens to Ballard three days after his surgery in the hospital?
(a) He gets a minor infection.
(b) He meets his wife's lover.
(c) He has an allergic reaction.
(d) He has a spiritual conversion.

4. What fiberglass replica does Seagrave have in his show-room?
(a) A 1960's Jaguar.
(b) A 1930's Brooklands.
(c) A 1940's Hisso.
(d) A 1950's Austin.

5. Who witnessed Ballard inappropriately touch a flight attendant on an escalator and were on his flight to Orly?
(a) An American businessman and his wife.
(b) A Dutch businessman and his wife.
(c) A French businessman and his wife.
(d) A British businessman and his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of films did Ballard and Catherine see at the small art-cinema near their home?

2. According to Ballard, as he recuperates in the hospital, what does he state as the "only real experience" he had been through in years?

3. Who is the driver parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband?

4. As Ballard drives home with Catherine after being released from the hospital, how does the image of a car change for him after his accident?

5. According to Ballard, Helen was about to enter a period of what after her bereavement?

(see the answer key)

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