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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What verdict is given at the coroner's inquest of Ballard's crash with Helen and her husband?
(a) Accidental death.
(b) Manslaughter.
(c) Homocide.
(d) Negligent driving.

2. How many weeks does Ballard stay in the hospital after the crash in Chapter 2?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. Who does Ballard witness an argument between in the woman's ward of the hospital?
(a) A sister in charge and a nurse.
(b) A doctor and a nurse.
(c) A patient and her sister.
(d) A sister in charge and doctor.

4. What does Vaughan hold in his hand that he claims can help recreate the Mansfield, Camus, and Kennedy crashes?
(a) Hospital x-rays.
(b) Lab handouts.
(c) Studio outtakes.
(d) Freeway designs.

5. Why would Vaughan arrange women in stylized positions in cars?
(a) To write about them.
(b) To film them.
(c) To paint them.
(d) To photograph them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the film studio Ballard works for located?

2. Who does Ballard describe as the "perfect forgery of an Ingres"?

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

4. Who, according to Ballard, "read the answer to her unspoken questions in the scars on my legs and chest" in the hospital?

5. What is Ballard's "ironic gesture" to provoke Catherine and Renate, who don't want him to drive?

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