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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ballard at the end of Chapter 2, the radiator grills of their cars resembled what?
(a) A "peaceful sleep."
(b) A "perverse union."
(c) A "protective grimace."
(d) A "positive force."

2. Where do the stunt drivers at the stock-car races in the stadium at Northolt work?
(a) At Shepperton Studios.
(b) At the airport.
(c) At Road Research Laboratory.
(d) At the hospital.

3. What does Helen tell Ballard about why she's at Northolt?
(a) She tells him she's looking for Vaughan.
(b) She tells him she's filing charges against him.
(c) She tells him she's being interviewed by the police.
(d) She tells him she's looking for her husband's car.

4. Why is Ballard skeptical about Helen working for the Road Research Laboratory?
(a) Because he thinks its too close to the accident that killed her husband.
(b) Because he thinks she could get a better job as a doctor.
(c) Because he thinks that she is not qualified to work there.
(d) Because he thinks the work at the laboratory is ineffective.

5. What kind of airline pilot removes the young wife from the crash with Ballard?
(a) Pacific.
(b) Royal.
(c) Arab.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is injured at the stock-car races at the stadium in Northolt and taken to the hospital?

2. Why does Ballard visit the Northolt police pound?

3. When Ballard tells Catherine that she should have gone to the funeral for Helen's husband, how does she respond?

4. Where does the fatal car crash that nearly misses Elizabeth Taylor occur?

5. 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?

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