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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 avoid getting a ticket from the police.
(c) To prevent him from the temptation of crashing into another car.
(d) To prevent being injured should he get into a car crash.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) Its purpose remained elusive.
(b) It became an object of fear.
(c) Its true nature had been exposed.
(d) It contained multiple identities.

5. What verdict is given at the coroner's inquest of Ballard's crash with Helen and her husband?
(a) Homocide.
(b) Accidental death.
(c) Manslaughter.
(d) Negligent driving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the park where Ballard and Catherine's apartment is located?

2. Who does Ballard take to the stock-car races in the stadium at Northolt?

3. According to Ballard, what do the scars above his patella replicate?

4. What does Ballard realize about his first meeting with Vaughan?

5. According to Ballard, why did Vaughan's former career come to an abrupt end?

(see the answer key)

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