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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do all the cars Ballard drives remind him of?
(a) The would-be drivers and passengers.
(b) The previous drivers and passengers.
(c) The dead drivers and passengers.
(d) The current drivers and passengers.

2. How many cars did Ballard miss before hitting the one that kills a man?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. How does Seagrave preempt the "real death" that Vaughan reserved for himself?
(a) By driving Elizabeth Taylor's limo in his own death.
(b) By driving Vaughan's Lincoln in Elizabeth Taylor's death.
(c) By wearing Elizabeth Taylor's wig and costume in his own death.
(d) By wearing Vaughan's jacket and trousers in Elizabeth Taylor's death.

4. As Ballard is taken to the hospital after his crash, he recalls that "Vaughan collected the _____of ________nurses in his photographic albums."
(a) Smiles; emergency.
(b) Grimaces; casualty.
(c) Smiles; casualty.
(d) Grimaces; emergency.

5. 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?
(a) A purse.
(b) A necktie.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A briefcase.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name the researchers at the Road Research Laboratory give the mannequin on the motorcycle?

2. Who does Vaughan tell Ballard that Seagrave may follow after disappearing in a wig and leopard-skin coat?

3. According to Ballard, Vaughan's fixation on the sex-death fantasy he created became more frustrated in his last days with him for what reason?

4. At the studio, who does Ballard see dressed up to resemble a famous screen actress, wearing a fawn suede coat, brassiere, and makeup?

5. At the Road Research Laboratory, who does Helen stare at "almost as if they were patients whom she hoped to treat"?

(see the answer key)

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