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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ballard, if the famous actress Vaughan obsessed over never died in a car-crash, what had Vaughan created instead?
(a) All the possibilities of Vaughan's death.
(b) All the possibilities of the actress's death.
(c) All the possibilities of Catherine's death.
(d) All the possibilities of Ballard's death.

2. After the simulated crash with the family of four and the motorcycle at the Road Research Laboratory, what does Vaughan tell Ballard he's always wanted to do?
(a) Learn to fly.
(b) Become a researcher.
(c) Drive a crashed car.
(d) Film a famous crash.

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

4. What is the person parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband doing?
(a) Writing on a pad.
(b) Talking on the phone.
(c) Flashing his headlights.
(d) Taking pictures of him.

5. What does Ballard do for the week after being released from the hospital?
(a) Sits on the veranda.
(b) Walks around the neighborhood.
(c) Sleeps on the couch.
(d) Watches television.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Ballard first sees Helen at the hospital, what is the scarred man wearing under his lab coat?

4. According to Ballard, what left an "archipelago of pockmarks" across Vaughan's neck?

5. Besides reefer stubs, what else is in the overloaded ashtray in Vaughan's car?

(see the answer key)

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