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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ballard, Catherine's driving becomes what after his release from the hospital?
(a) Fast.
(b) Worse.
(c) Slow.
(d) Better.

2. When Ballard tells Catherine that she should have gone to the funeral for Helen's husband, how does she respond?
(a) She tells him she couldn't go because he killed him.
(b) She tells him she wished she had, but that she wasn't ready.
(c) She tells him he shouldn't expect her to do what he wants.
(d) She tells him she's glad she didn't because she felt too guilty.

3. Who is the driver parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband?
(a) The doctor from Helen's room at the hospital.
(b) The nurse from his room at the hospital.
(c) The firemen who pulled him out of his car.
(d) The doctor who performed his surgery.

4. What word does Ballard repeat several times in his description of the car crash at the beginning of the book?
(a) Strange.
(b) Stylized.
(c) Static.
(d) Stoic.

5. What injuries does Ballard sustain after the crash?
(a) Punctured lungs.
(b) Broken elbows.
(c) Fractured knee-caps.
(d) Herniated disc.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the hospital, what contained the "hundred histories of collision and bereavement" according to Ballard?

2. How many weeks does Ballard stay in the hospital after the crash in Chapter 2?

3. Why would Vaughan arrange women in stylized positions in cars?

4. Who witnessed Ballard inappropriately touch a flight attendant on an escalator and were on his flight to Orly?

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

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