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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ballard, all who knew Vaughan accepted what about a car-crash?
(a) Its "tragic flaw."
(b) Its "logical torture."
(c) Its "intellectual stimulation."
(d) Its "perverse eroticism."

2. What does Helen tell Ballard about why she's at Northolt?
(a) She tells him she's looking for her husband's car.
(b) She tells him she's looking for Vaughan.
(c) She tells him she's being interviewed by the police.
(d) She tells him she's filing charges against him.

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

4. 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 briefcase.
(b) A purse.
(c) A necktie.
(d) A scarf.

5. What premonitions does Ballard begin to have after being released from the hospital?
(a) The return to a pre-industrial age.
(b) The second coming of Jesus.
(c) The salvation of sinners everywhere.
(d) The end of the world by automobile.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The firemen who cut Ballard's door from its hinges looked like what according to Ballard?

3. What happens to Ballard three days after his surgery in the hospital?

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

5. At the studio, who does Ballard see dressed up to resemble a famous screen actress, wearing a fawn suede coat, brassiere, and makeup?

(see the answer key)

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