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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Vaughan steal from Ballard ten days before Vaughan's death?
(a) His wallet.
(b) His wife.
(c) His car.
(d) His job.

3. Where do Helen and Ballard's trysts take place?
(a) In Ballard's car.
(b) Near the airport.
(c) In Helen's apartment.
(d) At a hotel.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What premonitions does Ballard begin to have after being released from the hospital?

2. When Ballard goes to the garage, what does he see on a rear window sill that reminds him of his own personal possessions scattered on the floor of his car after the crash?

3. What word does Ballard repeat several times in his description of the car crash at the beginning of the book?

4. According to Ballard, Helen was about to enter a period of what after her bereavement?

5. Who does Ballard witness an argument between in the woman's ward of the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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