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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Ballard is taken to the hospital after his crash, he recalls that "Vaughan collected the _____of ________nurses in his photographic albums."
(a) Grimaces; casualty.
(b) Grimaces; emergency.
(c) Smiles; emergency.
(d) Smiles; casualty.

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

3. What is the name of Ballard's wife?
(a) Vera.
(b) Helen.
(c) Renata.
(d) Catherine.

4. According to Ballard, "For Vaughan, the car-crash and his own ______ had made their final marriage."
(a) Depression.
(b) Faith.
(c) Sexuality.
(d) Health.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of airline pilot removes the young wife from the crash with Ballard?

4. What did Vaughan steal from Ballard ten days before Vaughan's death?

5. The walls of Vaughan's apartment are covered with close-ups of whose body?

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