1. Why does Helen insist that she and Ballard follow Vaughan and Seagrave to Seagrave's home?
(a) Because Ballard doesn't trust Vaughan's motives.
(b) Because she doesn't trust Ballard's motives.
(c) Because Ballard doesn't trust Helen's motives.
(d) Because she doesn't trust Vaughan's motives.

2. Who witnessed Ballard inappropriately touch a flight attendant on an escalator and were on his flight to Orly?
(a) An American businessman and his wife.
(b) A Dutch businessman and his wife.
(c) A British businessman and his wife.
(d) A French businessman and his wife.

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

4. According to Ballard, what do the scars above his patella replicate?
(a) The knobs for the radio and emergency brakes.
(b) The handles for the air and rearview mirror.
(c) The keys for the ignition and the dashboard compartment.
(d) The switches for the windshield wipers and parking lights.

5. What is the name of the famous writer that Vaughan has an agency picture of for his questionnaire?
(a) Kurt Vonnegut.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Albert Camus.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where do the stunt drivers at the stock-car races in the stadium at Northolt work?

3. Ballard states that in the last weeks with Vaughan, the women Vaughan brought to the car each night began to resemble who more closely?

4. What fantasies does Vaughan teach Ballard to visualize?

5. Who does Ballard witness an argument between in the woman's ward of the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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