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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ballard first take in a rental car to the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?
(a) Renata.
(b) No one.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Helen.

2. Who tells Ballard that there is "a certain moral virtue in being materialistic"?
(a) Helen Remington.
(b) Vera Seagrave.
(c) Robert Vaughan.
(d) Catherine Ballard.

3. What premonitions does Ballard begin to have after being released from the hospital?
(a) The salvation of sinners everywhere.
(b) The end of the world by automobile.
(c) The return to a pre-industrial age.
(d) The second coming of Jesus.

4. What is the name of the park where Ballard and Catherine's apartment is located?
(a) Drayton.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Drummond.
(d) Drake.

5. What is the name of the place where Vaughan and Ballard watch vehicles crash into concrete blocks?
(a) Vehicular Safety Compound.
(b) Auto Mechanic School.
(c) Road Research Laboratory.
(d) Crash Test Site.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ballard take to the stock-car races in the stadium at Northolt?

2. How many weeks does Ballard stay in the hospital after the crash in Chapter 2?

3. The firemen who cut Ballard's door from its hinges looked like what according to Ballard?

4. How many cars did Ballard miss before hitting the one that kills a man?

5. Who dies as the novel opens?

(see the answer key)

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