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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Ballard three days after his surgery in the hospital?
(a) He gets a minor infection.
(b) He has a spiritual conversion.
(c) He meets his wife's lover.
(d) He has an allergic reaction.

2. What kind of car does Catherine drive?
(a) A sports car.
(b) A truck.
(c) A minivan.
(d) A large sedan.

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

4. After the crash, Ballard states that an "uneasy _____ carried me towards the hospital."
(a) Euphoria.
(b) Calm.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Fear.

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 wounds look like the girl's scars.
(b) Because the young wife's legs look like the girl's pirouette.
(c) Because the young wife's crying sounds like the girl's singing.
(d) Because the young wife's expression looks like the girl's face.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Crash" is set in what city?

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

3. When the young wife of the man killed in the crash with Ballard exits her car, what does she do?

4. When Ballard goes to the garage, what does he see on a rear window sill that reminds him of his own personal possessions scattered on the floor of his car after the crash?

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

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