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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Vaughan collide with two months earlier when he lurched from a concealed access road?
(a) Two mechanics.
(b) A stunt driver.
(c) Two air hostesses.
(d) A filmmaker.

3. The walls of Vaughan's apartment are covered with close-ups of whose body?
(a) James Ballard's.
(b) Elizabeth Taylor's.
(c) Dr. Helen Remington's.
(d) Marilyn Monroe's.

4. According to Ballard, what do the scars above his patella replicate?
(a) The switches for the windshield wipers and parking lights.
(b) The keys for the ignition and the dashboard compartment.
(c) The handles for the air and rearview mirror.
(d) The knobs for the radio and emergency brakes.

5. What does Helen tell Ballard about why she's at Northolt?
(a) She tells him she's being interviewed by the police.
(b) She tells him she's filing charges against him.
(c) She tells him she's looking for Vaughan.
(d) She tells him she's looking for her husband's car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ballard note about the Lincoln Continental Vaughan drives?

2. According to Ballard, his "_________obsessions soon made themselves evident to ______ _________."

3. What kind of equipment does Vaughan have in his apartment?

4. When Ballard is lifted onto the stretcher after the crash, how does he feel?

5. According to Ballard, aside from Vaughan's death, what is the crash that he most fears that becomes a reality on the Harlington clearway?

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