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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Vaughan steal from Ballard ten days before Vaughan's death?
(a) His car.
(b) His job.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His wife.

2. What kind of airline pilot removes the young wife from the crash with Ballard?
(a) Royal.
(b) French.
(c) Arab.
(d) Pacific.

3. As Ballard waits for someone to reassure him after the crash, what does he imagine firemen doing with carbon dioxide sprays?
(a) Spraying the spectators to punish them.
(b) Coiling dead bodies on the ground.
(c) Enacting a grotesque simulation of violence.
(d) Tracing obscene or humorous slogans.

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

5. According to Ballard, why does the young wife who is removed from her car after the crash resemble a "mentally defective girl" he once saw perform in a play?
(a) Because the young wife's expression looks like the girl's face.
(b) Because the young wife's wounds look like the girl's scars.
(c) Because the young wife's crying sounds like the girl's singing.
(d) Because the young wife's legs look like the girl's pirouette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the fatal car crash that nearly misses Elizabeth Taylor occur?

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

3. According to Ballard, "For Vaughan, the car-crash and his own ______ had made their final marriage."

4. According to Ballard, all who knew Vaughan accepted what about a car-crash?

5. According to Ballard, what would Ballard and Vaughan listen to on their way to accident sites?

(see the answer key)

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