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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The firemen who cut Ballard's door from its hinges looked like what according to Ballard?
(a) Accomplices in a jewelry heist.
(b) Assistants of a gored bullfighter.
(c) Actors in a one-act play.
(d) Athletes in a football game.

2. Why did Ballard have his safety belt on when leaving his secretary, Renata, before the crash?
(a) To avoid getting a ticket from the police.
(b) To avoid her the embarrassment of having to embrace him.
(c) To prevent him from the temptation of crashing into another car.
(d) To prevent being injured should he get into a car crash.

3. How many cars did Ballard miss before hitting the one that kills a man?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

4. What injuries does Ballard sustain after the crash?
(a) Herniated disc.
(b) Broken elbows.
(c) Punctured lungs.
(d) Fractured knee-caps.

5. 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?
(a) Its true nature had been exposed.
(b) Its purpose remained elusive.
(c) It became an object of fear.
(d) It contained multiple identities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies as the novel opens?

2. What does Helen do when Ballard first addresses her in the hospital?

3. What pictures is Ballard's passenger looking at when they arrive at the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?

4. When Ballard is lifted onto the stretcher after the crash, how does he feel?

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

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