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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Ballard see on his balcony when he is caught in a traffic jam?
(a) Seagrave.
(b) Vaughan.
(c) Renata.
(d) Catherine.

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 nurse.
(b) His mistress.
(c) His wife.
(d) His doctor.

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. After leaving the hospital, what does Vaughan show Ballard at Seagrave's house?
(a) A laboratory of blood samples.
(b) An album of accident photos.
(c) A museum of car parts.
(d) A film of car crashes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Ballard, Catherine, and Vaughan when Catherine and Vaughan have sex in the backseat?

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

3. Who does Ballard first take in a rental car to the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?

4. According to Ballard, Helen was about to enter a period of what after her bereavement?

5. What verdict is given at the coroner's inquest of Ballard's crash with Helen and her husband?

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