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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

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(c) The anesthetics are withdrawn.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

2. What kind of insect does Ballard liken Catherine's aircraft above the motorway?
(a) A dragonfly.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A firefly.
(d) A fruitfly.

3. According to Ballard, as he recuperates in the hospital, what does he state as the "only real experience" he had been through in years?
(a) His fantasies.
(b) His affair.
(c) His guilt.
(d) His crash.

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?
(a) To force Ballard to leave Catherine for him.
(b) To force an introduction with Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) To steal cars for his own reenactments.
(d) To watch the car crashes for the film.

5. Why does Ballard recognize the man taking pictures of him as Vaughan?
(a) Because he is a TV star.
(b) Because he is a notorious criminal.
(c) Because he is a famous writer.
(d) Because he is a government official.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Vaughan's scientific subject?

2. As Ballard waits for someone to reassure him after the crash, what does he imagine firemen doing with carbon dioxide sprays?

3. What is the name of the place where Vaughan and Ballard watch vehicles crash into concrete blocks?

4. At Northolt station, why does Helen ask Ballard to take her to the airport?

5. Ballard states that the time he spent with Vaughan left him in a state of increasing what?

(see the answer key)

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