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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the driver parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband?
(a) The doctor who performed his surgery.
(b) The firemen who pulled him out of his car.
(c) The doctor from Helen's room at the hospital.
(d) The nurse from his room at the hospital.

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

3. What kind of airline pilot removes the young wife from the crash with Ballard?
(a) Pacific.
(b) Arab.
(c) Royal.
(d) French.

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

5. What premonitions does Ballard begin to have after being released from the hospital?
(a) The salvation of sinners everywhere.
(b) The second coming of Jesus.
(c) The return to a pre-industrial age.
(d) The end of the world by automobile.

6. Where do the stunt drivers at the stock-car races in the stadium at Northolt work?
(a) At Shepperton Studios.
(b) At the hospital.
(c) At the airport.
(d) At Road Research Laboratory.

7. Who does Ballard witness an argument between in the woman's ward of the hospital?
(a) A patient and her sister.
(b) A sister in charge and doctor.
(c) A doctor and a nurse.
(d) A sister in charge and a nurse.

8. Who did Vaughan collide with two months earlier when he lurched from a concealed access road?
(a) A filmmaker.
(b) Two air hostesses.
(c) Two mechanics.
(d) A stunt driver.

9. What verdict is given at the coroner's inquest of Ballard's crash with Helen and her husband?
(a) Manslaughter.
(b) Homocide.
(c) Accidental death.
(d) Negligent driving.

10. Where does Ballard take one of the three prostitutes to?
(a) The driveway of a colleague's.
(b) The top deck of a car park.
(c) The back lot of a film studio.
(d) The deserted garage of a church.

11. What is the name of Ballard's wife?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Helen.
(c) Vera.
(d) Renata.

12. Who, according to Ballard, "read the answer to her unspoken questions in the scars on my legs and chest" in the hospital?
(a) His nurse.
(b) His wife.
(c) His doctor.
(d) His mistress.

13. What did Vaughan rehearse for in the days before his death?
(a) A one-man show.
(b) His own death.
(c) His wedding.
(d) Ballard's murder.

14. According to Ballard, his "_________obsessions soon made themselves evident to ______ _________."
(a) Tyrannical; Paul Waring.
(b) Messianic; Paul Waring.
(c) Tyrannical; Robert Vaughan.
(d) Messianic; Robert Vaughan.

15. According to Ballard, Catherine's driving becomes what after his release from the hospital?
(a) Better.
(b) Worse.
(c) Slow.
(d) Fast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the film studio Ballard works for located?

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

3. On their driving excursions to look for accident sites, what does Vaughan describe to Ballard?

4. Who does Ballard's wife Catherine tell him he looks like in the hospital?

5. What kind of commercial did Ballard prepare that he hoped to use a well-known actress for?

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