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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ballard adjust the rear view mirror as he drives with Vaughan and the two airport prostitutes?
(a) To see if Catherine is following them.
(b) To see if Seagrave is following them.
(c) To watch Vaughan and the girl have sex.
(d) To watch the two girls have sex.

2. In the hospital, what contained the "hundred histories of collision and bereavement" according to Ballard?
(a) The empty beds.
(b) The broken wheelchairs.
(c) The covered gurneys.
(d) The full IV bags.

3. According to Ballard, what would Ballard and Vaughan listen to on their way to accident sites?
(a) Police broadcasts.
(b) Nothing.
(c) BBC news.
(d) Music.

4. Who does Vaughan tell Ballard that Seagrave may follow after disappearing in a wig and leopard-skin coat?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Helen.
(c) Vaughan.
(d) Ballard.

5. How old are the "sharp-faced airport whores" Vaughan is arguing with when Ballard comes out of the bar?
(a) "Barely older than School marms."
(b) "As old as Queen Mum."
(c) "As old as Queen and country."
(d) "Barely older than schoolchildren."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ballard, "It isn't sex that Vaughan is interested in, but _______."

2. According to Ballard, what happens on the fourth day in the hospital "for no evident reason"?

3. According to Ballard, "Above all, the apartment was dominated by Vaughan's evident _____."

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

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

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