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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ballard, what happens on the fourth day in the hospital "for no evident reason"?
(a) The IV fluids are taken.
(b) The anesthetics are withdrawn.
(c) The nurses harrass him.
(d) The doctors don't come.

2. According to Ballard, why did Vaughan's former career come to an abrupt end?
(a) Because his wife died in a terrible car crash.
(b) Because he was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash.
(c) Because he was institutionalized for his unconventional views.
(d) Because he was arrested and convicted of killing his lover.

3. Why would Vaughan arrange women in stylized positions in cars?
(a) To write about them.
(b) To photograph them.
(c) To paint them.
(d) To film them.

4. What fiberglass replica does Seagrave have in his show-room?
(a) A 1930's Brooklands.
(b) A 1940's Hisso.
(c) A 1960's Jaguar.
(d) A 1950's Austin.

5. After his accident, who does Catherine urge Ballard to see so much so that he feels that there were "lesbian overtones" to her request?
(a) Helen.
(b) Gabrielle.
(c) Renata.
(d) Vera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Vaughan steal from Ballard ten days before Vaughan's death?

2. What do all the cars Ballard drives remind him of?

3. When Catherine asks Ballard where his car is after the police leave the studio parking lot, what does he tell her?

4. Since their visit to the Road Research Laboratory, Vaughan goes to the studios to see Seagrave, but Ballard thinks the real motive is what?

5. What does Helen tell Ballard about why she's at Northolt?

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