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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic does Ballard realize he never discussed with Helen?
(a) His work.
(b) The accident.
(c) Her dead husband.
(d) His wife.

2. In Ballard's last days with Vaughan, they no longer drive the motorway searching for accidents, but do what instead?
(a) Sleep in a motel behind the airport.
(b) Walk in a park near the airport.
(c) Drink in a bar near Vaughan's apartment.
(d) Sit in a parking lot behind Ballard' apartment.

3. What kind of business has Catherine started up with one of her boyfriends?
(a) A walking-tourist charter firm.
(b) A bus-tourist charter firm.
(c) An air-tourist charter firm.
(d) A cycle-tourist charter firm.

4. According to Ballard, aside from Vaughan's death, what is the crash that he most fears that becomes a reality on the Harlington clearway?
(a) Catherine's.
(b) Seagrave's.
(c) Helen's.
(d) His own.

5. At the studio, who does Ballard see dressed up to resemble a famous screen actress, wearing a fawn suede coat, brassiere, and makeup?
(a) Vaughan.
(b) Seagrave.
(c) An extra.
(d) A stranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ballard at the end of Chapter 2, the radiator grills of their cars resembled what?

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. Where does Ballard take one of the three prostitutes to?

4. Who did Vaughan collide with two months earlier when he lurched from a concealed access road?

5. What other famous personalities does Vaughan NOT obsess over?

(see the answer key)

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