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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Film a famous crash.
(c) Become a researcher.
(d) Drive a crashed car.

3. When Ballard first sees Helen at the hospital, what is the scarred man wearing under his lab coat?
(a) A copper emblem.
(b) A silver tag.
(c) A brass medallion.
(d) A gold cross.

4. According to Ballard, who wears her hair in a "simulated Afro wig"?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Vera.
(c) Helen.
(d) Renata.

5. What word does Ballard repeat several times in his description of the car crash at the beginning of the book?
(a) Strange.
(b) Stylized.
(c) Static.
(d) Stoic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Ballard describe as the "perfect forgery of an Ingres"?

3. According to Ballard, his "_________obsessions soon made themselves evident to ______ _________."

4. On their driving excursions to look for accident sites, what does Vaughan describe to Ballard?

5. In the parking lot outside the hospital, Ballard says that his hostility towards Vaughan gave way to what?

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