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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5.

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 doctor who performed his surgery.
(d) The nurse from his room at the hospital.

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

3. Where is the film studio Ballard works for located?
(a) Salisbury.
(b) Shepperton.
(c) Somerset.
(d) Swindon.

4. Who witnessed Ballard inappropriately touch a flight attendant on an escalator and were on his flight to Orly?
(a) A British businessman and his wife.
(b) A Dutch businessman and his wife.
(c) An American businessman and his wife.
(d) A French businessman and his wife.

5. Why did Ballard have his safety belt on when leaving his secretary, Renata, before the crash?
(a) To avoid her the embarrassment of having to embrace him.
(b) To prevent being injured should he get into a car crash.
(c) To avoid getting a ticket from the police.
(d) To prevent him from the temptation of crashing into another car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, according to Ballard, "read the answer to her unspoken questions in the scars on my legs and chest" in the hospital?

2. As Ballard drives home with Catherine after being released from the hospital, how does the image of a car change for him after his accident?

3. What does Helen do when Ballard first addresses her in the hospital?

4. According to Ballard, all who knew Vaughan accepted what about a car-crash?

5. As Ballard waits for someone to reassure him after the crash, what does he imagine firemen doing with carbon dioxide sprays?

(see the answer key)

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