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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since their visit to the Road Research Laboratory, Vaughan goes to the studios to see Seagrave, but Ballard thinks the real motive is what?
(a) To watch the car crashes for the film.
(b) To force Ballard to leave Catherine for him.
(c) To steal cars for his own reenactments.
(d) To force an introduction with Elizabeth Taylor.

2. According to Ballard, each of Gabrielle's body was a "ripening anthology of ______possibilities."
(a) Practical.
(b) Passive.
(c) Perverse.
(d) Potent.

3. 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) Expose himself.
(c) Cheer.
(d) Take pictures.

4. On the Harlington clearway, besides the customized fiberglass sports car, and a chauffeur-driven government saloon, what other car is involved a crash?
(a) A Toyota.
(b) A Mercedes.
(c) A Volkswagon.
(d) A BMW.

5. Who does Ballard call the "nightmare angel of expressways"?
(a) Vaughan.
(b) Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) Helen Remington.
(d) Ballard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the police signal to Vaughan when Ballard and Vaughan leave Ballard's studio?

2. Who is Francis Waring, according to Ballard?

3. How does Seagrave preempt the "real death" that Vaughan reserved for himself?

4. What kind of insect does Ballard liken Catherine's aircraft above the motorway?

5. What fiberglass replica does Seagrave have in his show-room?

(see the answer key)

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