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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ballard, the young wife of the man killed in the car crash stared at him with a look that resembled a ________in an Early Renaissance icon.
(a) Child.
(b) Madonna.
(c) Angel.
(d) Devil.

2. What injuries does Ballard sustain after the crash?
(a) Broken elbows.
(b) Herniated disc.
(c) Punctured lungs.
(d) Fractured knee-caps.

3. Why does Ballard visit the Northolt police pound?
(a) To see Vaughan.
(b) To see his car.
(c) To pay a fine.
(d) To see the police.

4. On their driving excursions to look for accident sites, what does Vaughan describe to Ballard?
(a) "Countless love affairs."
(b) "Countless imaginary disasters."
(c) "Countless regrets and disappointments."
(d) "Countless dreams of redemption."

5. What did Vaughan steal from Ballard ten days before Vaughan's death?
(a) His car.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His job.
(d) His wife.

6. Who is injured at the stock-car races at the stadium in Northolt and taken to the hospital?
(a) Vaughan.
(b) Helen.
(c) Seagrave.
(d) Ballard.

7. What kind of business has Catherine started up with one of her boyfriends?
(a) A cycle-tourist charter firm.
(b) A bus-tourist charter firm.
(c) An air-tourist charter firm.
(d) A walking-tourist charter firm.

8. What is Vaughan's scientific subject?
(a) Biology specialist in human reproduction.
(b) Chemistry specialist in dark matter.
(c) Physics specialist in atom collision.
(d) Computer specialist in traffic systems.

9. In the hospital, what contained the "hundred histories of collision and bereavement" according to Ballard?
(a) The covered gurneys.
(b) The empty beds.
(c) The broken wheelchairs.
(d) The full IV bags.

10. Who does Ballard's wife Catherine tell him he looks like in the hospital?
(a) A murderer in an Agatha Christie mystery.
(b) A child out of Charles Dicken's.
(c) A victim in Madame Tussaud's.
(d) A gentleman in Harrod's.

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

12. 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 briefcase.
(c) A necktie.
(d) A scarf.

13. How many weeks does Ballard stay in the hospital after the crash in Chapter 2?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

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

15. After the crash, Ballard states that an "uneasy _____ carried me towards the hospital."
(a) Fear.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Euphoria.
(d) Calm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ballard note about the Lincoln Continental Vaughan drives?

2. Why would Vaughan arrange women in stylized positions in cars?

3. According to Ballard, why did Vaughan's former career come to an abrupt end?

4. What kind of car does Catherine drive?

5. Who is Francis Waring, according to Ballard?

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