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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, according to Ballard, "read the answer to her unspoken questions in the scars on my legs and chest" in the hospital?
(a) His nurse.
(b) His mistress.
(c) His wife.
(d) His doctor.

2. What is the name of Catherine's secretary whom she asks Ballard to visualize her having intercourse with?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Karen.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Katrina.

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

4. Where is the film studio Ballard works for located?
(a) Swindon.
(b) Somerset.
(c) Salisbury.
(d) Shepperton.

5. On their driving excursions to look for accident sites, what does Vaughan describe to Ballard?
(a) "Countless love affairs."
(b) "Countless dreams of redemption."
(c) "Countless imaginary disasters."
(d) "Countless regrets and disappointments."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ballard first take in a rental car to the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?

2. What did Vaughan rehearse for in the days before his death?

3. What does Ballard do for the week after being released from the hospital?

4. According to Ballard at the end of Chapter 2, the radiator grills of their cars resembled what?

5. Who is Francis Waring, according to Ballard?

(see the answer key)

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