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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vaughan do as he drives past the crash at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?
(a) Honk his horn.
(b) Take pictures.
(c) Cheer.
(d) Expose himself.

2. According to Ballard, what happens on the fourth day in the hospital "for no evident reason"?
(a) The doctors don't come.
(b) The anesthetics are withdrawn.
(c) The nurses harrass him.
(d) The IV fluids are taken.

3. What does Vaughan hold in his hand that he claims can help recreate the Mansfield, Camus, and Kennedy crashes?
(a) Studio outtakes.
(b) Freeway designs.
(c) Hospital x-rays.
(d) Lab handouts.

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

5. According to Ballard, if the famous actress Vaughan obsessed over never died in a car-crash, what had Vaughan created instead?
(a) All the possibilities of Catherine's death.
(b) All the possibilities of the actress's death.
(c) All the possibilities of Ballard's death.
(d) All the possibilities of Vaughan's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pictures is Ballard's passenger looking at when they arrive at the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?

2. What injuries does Ballard sustain after the crash?

3. Ballard notes that most of the celebrities listed for imaginary crashes in Vaughan's questionnaire are what?

4. Ballard states that Vaughan was only interesting to Ballard in relation to what?

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

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