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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the man killed in the car crash with Ballard work for?
(a) A British travel agency.
(b) An Italian car manufacturer.
(c) A German weapons producer.
(d) An American food company.

2. In the parking lot outside the hospital, Ballard says that his hostility towards Vaughan gave way to what?
(a) Fear, even panic.
(b) Passion, even love.
(c) Admiration, even envy.
(d) Deference, even subservience.

3. What does Helen tell Ballard about why she's at Northolt?
(a) She tells him she's looking for her husband's car.
(b) She tells him she's looking for Vaughan.
(c) She tells him she's filing charges against him.
(d) She tells him she's being interviewed by the police.

4. Who does Ballard take to the stock-car races in the stadium at Northolt?
(a) Helen.
(b) Vaughan.
(c) His wife.
(d) Renata.

5. Why would Vaughan arrange women in stylized positions in cars?
(a) To photograph them.
(b) To write about them.
(c) To paint them.
(d) To film them.

6. 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.

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

8. What kind of car does Catherine drive?
(a) A truck.
(b) A sports car.
(c) A large sedan.
(d) A minivan.

9. What does Ballard realize about his first meeting with Vaughan?
(a) That his motive for following him has something to do with revenge, but not blackmail.
(b) That his motive for following him has something to do with blackmail, but not revenge.
(c) That his motives for following him have everything to do with revenge and blackmail.
(d) That his motives for following him have nothing to do with revenge or blackmail.

10. 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) Angel.
(b) Madonna.
(c) Child.
(d) Devil.

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

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 necktie.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A purse.
(d) A briefcase.

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

14. What kind of commercial did Ballard prepare that he hoped to use a well-known actress for?
(a) A beer commercial.
(b) A car commerical.
(c) A cigarette commercial.
(d) An airline commercial.

15. According to Ballard, why did Vaughan's former career come to an abrupt end?
(a) Because his wife died in a terrible car crash.
(b) Because he was institutionalized for his unconventional views.
(c) Because he was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash.
(d) Because he was arrested and convicted of killing his lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ballard tells Catherine that she should have gone to the funeral for Helen's husband, how does she respond?

2. According to Ballard, his "_________obsessions soon made themselves evident to ______ _________."

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

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

5. What is the name of Catherine's secretary whom she asks Ballard to visualize her having intercourse with?

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