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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ballard states that Vaughan was only interesting to Ballard in relation to what?
(a) His camera.
(b) His intellect.
(c) His car.
(d) His fame.

2. Where do Vaughan, Gabrielle, and Ballard visit at Earls Court?
(a) A studio.
(b) A motor show.
(c) A research lab.
(d) A hospital.

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

4. How does Seagrave preempt the "real death" that Vaughan reserved for himself?
(a) By wearing Elizabeth Taylor's wig and costume in his own death.
(b) By wearing Vaughan's jacket and trousers in Elizabeth Taylor's death.
(c) By driving Vaughan's Lincoln in Elizabeth Taylor's death.
(d) By driving Elizabeth Taylor's limo in his own death.

5. 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) Drive a crashed car.
(b) Film a famous crash.
(c) Learn to fly.
(d) Become a researcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Road Research Laboratory, who does Helen stare at "almost as if they were patients whom she hoped to treat"?

2. When Renata meets Ballard in the parking lot of the studio, what does she ask him about the crushed Citroen Pallas saloon car?

3. Who give Vaughan a set of passkeys so that he could take cars from the airport parking lots?

4. What fantasies does Vaughan teach Ballard to visualize?

5. On the Harlington clearway, besides the customized fiberglass sports car, and a chauffeur-driven government saloon, what other car is involved a crash?

(see the answer key)

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