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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the driver parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband?
(a) The doctor from Helen's room at the hospital.
(b) The firemen who pulled him out of his car.
(c) The nurse from his room at the hospital.
(d) The doctor who performed his surgery.
2. What is the name of the place where Vaughan and Ballard watch vehicles crash into concrete blocks?
(a) Road Research Laboratory.
(b) Crash Test Site.
(c) Auto Mechanic School.
(d) Vehicular Safety Compound.
3. What do all the cars Ballard drives remind him of?
(a) The previous drivers and passengers.
(b) The current drivers and passengers.
(c) The dead drivers and passengers.
(d) The would-be drivers and passengers.
4. What injuries does Ballard sustain after the crash?
(a) Herniated disc.
(b) Broken elbows.
(c) Fractured knee-caps.
(d) Punctured lungs.
5. What is Ballard's "ironic gesture" to provoke Catherine and Renate, who don't want him to drive?
(a) Renting cars.
(b) Borrowing cars.
(c) Stealing cars.
(d) Buying cars.
6. How many cars did Ballard miss before hitting the one that kills a man?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.
7. As Ballard is taken to the hospital after his crash, he recalls that "Vaughan collected the _____of ________nurses in his photographic albums."
(a) Smiles; emergency.
(b) Grimaces; casualty.
(c) Grimaces; emergency.
(d) Smiles; casualty.
8. What is the name of the park where Ballard and Catherine's apartment is located?
(a) Drayton.
(b) Drake.
(c) Drummond.
(d) Dresden.
9. What verdict is given at the coroner's inquest of Ballard's crash with Helen and her husband?
(a) Accidental death.
(b) Negligent driving.
(c) Homocide.
(d) Manslaughter.
10. When Ballard goes to the garage, what does he see on a rear window sill that reminds him of his own personal possessions scattered on the floor of his car after the crash?
(a) A necktie.
(b) A purse.
(c) A briefcase.
(d) A scarf.
11. What kind of films did Ballard and Catherine see at the small art-cinema near their home?
(a) American avant-garde and German sex instruction.
(b) German sex instruction and American blockbusters.
(c) Amercian avant-garde and American blockbusters.
(d) French avant-garde and American blockbusters.
12. When Ballard is lifted onto the stretcher after the crash, how does he feel?
(a) Isolated from the reality of the accident.
(b) Guilty about causing a man to die.
(c) Relieved that he wasn't seriously injured.
(d) Aroused at seeing the young wife.
13. At Northolt station, why does Helen ask Ballard to take her to the airport?
(a) Because she is picking up a friend from America.
(b) Because she is taking a vacation to Spain.
(c) Because she likes to see the planes take off and land.
(d) Because she works in the immigration department.
14. Who tells Ballard that there is "a certain moral virtue in being materialistic"?
(a) Robert Vaughan.
(b) Helen Remington.
(c) Catherine Ballard.
(d) Vera Seagrave.
15. Who did Vaughan collide with two months earlier when he lurched from a concealed access road?
(a) A stunt driver.
(b) Two mechanics.
(c) Two air hostesses.
(d) A filmmaker.
Short Answer Questions
1. What word does Ballard repeat several times in his description of the car crash at the beginning of the book?
2. According to Ballard, "For Vaughan, the car-crash and his own ______ had made their final marriage."
3. What does Ballard realize about his first meeting with Vaughan?
4. What is the name of Catherine's secretary whom she asks Ballard to visualize her having intercourse with?
5. Why does Ballard visit the Northolt police pound?
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