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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Helen and Ballard's trysts take place?
(a) Near the airport.
(b) In Ballard's car.
(c) In Helen's apartment.
(d) At a hotel.

2. What does Vaughan do as he drives past the crash at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?
(a) Take pictures.
(b) Expose himself.
(c) Honk his horn.
(d) Cheer.

3. What do the junior pathologist, trainee radiologist, and service manager of a garage all have in common?
(a) They are Catherine's lovers.
(b) They are Ballard's lovers.
(c) They are Helen's lovers.
(d) They are Vaughan's lovers.

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

5. In Ballard's last days with Vaughan, they no longer drive the motorway searching for accidents, but do what instead?
(a) Sleep in a motel behind the airport.
(b) Walk in a park near the airport.
(c) Sit in a parking lot behind Ballard' apartment.
(d) Drink in a bar near Vaughan's apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Ballard repeat several times in his description of the car crash at the beginning of the book?

2. According to Ballard, what happens on the fourth day in the hospital "for no evident reason"?

3. According to Ballard, if the famous actress Vaughan obsessed over never died in a car-crash, what had Vaughan created instead?

4. On their driving excursions to look for accident sites, what does Vaughan describe to Ballard?

5. What kind of business has Catherine started up with one of her boyfriends?

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