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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 did Vaughan steal from Ballard ten days before Vaughan's death?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His car.
(c) His wife.
(d) His job.

2. What does Ballard notice about the crowd that gathered at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?
(a) There are a lot of children.
(b) There are some teenagers.
(c) There are all men.
(d) There are few women.

3. Out of three "airport whores" Ballard comes across at a traffic island, which one does he pick up?
(a) The youngest one.
(b) The eldest one.
(c) The nicest one.
(d) The prettiest one.

4. After the simulated crash with the family of four and the motorcycle at the Road Research Laboratory, what does Vaughan tell Ballard he's always wanted to do?
(a) Learn to fly.
(b) Become a researcher.
(c) Film a famous crash.
(d) Drive a crashed car.

5. What do the junior pathologist, trainee radiologist, and service manager of a garage all have in common?
(a) They are Helen's lovers.
(b) They are Catherine's lovers.
(c) They are Vaughan's lovers.
(d) They are Ballard's lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose body does Ballard visualize injured in a series of accidents at various stages of her life?

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

3. According to Ballard at the end of Chapter 2, the radiator grills of their cars resembled what?

4. What is the person parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband doing?

5. What does Vaughan do as he drives past the crash at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?

(see the answer key)

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