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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Volkswagon.
(b) A BMW.
(c) A Toyota.
(d) A Mercedes.

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

3. What lay in the dashboard locker below the instrument panel of the Citroen Pallas saloon car?
(a) A woman's suede glove.
(b) A man's handkerchief.
(c) A packet of cigarettes.
(d) A flask of gin.

4. What does Vaughan hold in his hand that he claims can help recreate the Mansfield, Camus, and Kennedy crashes?
(a) Lab handouts.
(b) Studio outtakes.
(c) Freeway designs.
(d) Hospital x-rays.

5. According to Ballard, all who knew Vaughan accepted what about a car-crash?
(a) Its "tragic flaw."
(b) Its "perverse eroticism."
(c) Its "intellectual stimulation."
(d) Its "logical torture."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Vaughan tell Ballard that Seagrave may follow after disappearing in a wig and leopard-skin coat?

2. What topic does Ballard realize he never discussed with Helen?

3. Ballard states that in the last weeks with Vaughan, the women Vaughan brought to the car each night began to resemble who more closely?

4. At the studio, who does Ballard see dressed up to resemble a famous screen actress, wearing a fawn suede coat, brassiere, and makeup?

5. Whose body does Ballard visualize injured in a series of accidents at various stages of her life?

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