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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Vaughan, who has never been in a major crash so "everything lies in the future for her?"
(a) Vera Seagrave
(b) Renata.
(c) Elizabeth Taylor.
(d) Catherine.

2. How many cars collide at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?
(a) Three cars collide.
(b) Seven cars collide.
(c) Five cars collide.
(d) Nine cars collide.

3. According to Ballard, Vaughan's fixation on the sex-death fantasy he created became more frustrated in his last days with him for what reason?
(a) Because it didn't occur.
(b) Because he wanted something else to occur.
(c) Because it did occur.
(d) Because he no longer wanted it to occur.

4. Why do the police signal to Vaughan when Ballard and Vaughan leave Ballard's studio?
(a) Because they want to question him regarding a pedestrian he ran over.
(b) Because they want to question him regarding a stolen vehicle.
(c) Because they want to question him regarding his stalking Elizabeth Taylor.
(d) Because they want to question him regarding an outstanding warrant.

5. How does Seagrave preempt the "real death" that Vaughan reserved for himself?
(a) By wearing Vaughan's jacket and trousers in Elizabeth Taylor's death.
(b) By driving Elizabeth Taylor's limo in his own death.
(c) By wearing Elizabeth Taylor's wig and costume in his own death.
(d) By driving Vaughan's Lincoln in Elizabeth Taylor's death.

6. Ballard notes that most of the celebrities listed for imaginary crashes in Vaughan's questionnaire are what?
(a) Alive.
(b) Dead.
(c) Men.
(d) Women.

7. Who does Vaughan tell Ballard that Seagrave may follow after disappearing in a wig and leopard-skin coat?
(a) Helen.
(b) Vaughan.
(c) Ballard.
(d) Catherine.

8. According to Ballard, "Above all, the apartment was dominated by Vaughan's evident _____."
(a) Accolades.
(b) Narcissism.
(c) Family.
(d) Regrets.

9. How does Vaughan position himself and Catherine in the backseat while Ballard watches them have sex?
(a) In the same posture as Vaughan and the prostitute.
(b) In the same posture as Ballard and Helen.
(c) In the same posture as Elizabeth Taylor and her husband.
(d) In the same posture as the diplomat and young woman.

10. At the studio, who does Ballard see dressed up to resemble a famous screen actress, wearing a fawn suede coat, brassiere, and makeup?
(a) Vaughan.
(b) An extra.
(c) Seagrave.
(d) A stranger.

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

12. According to Ballard, what left an "archipelago of pockmarks" across Vaughan's neck?
(a) Boils.
(b) Burns.
(c) Acne.
(d) Cysts.

13. Ballard sees that next to the photos of various wounds from Vaughan's questionnaire, there are details of what?
(a) The portion of the car that caused the injury.
(b) The drugs used to treat the injury.
(c) The person's date of birth and death.
(d) The make and model of the car.

14. In Ballard's last days with Vaughan, they no longer drive the motorway searching for accidents, but do what instead?
(a) Drink in a bar near Vaughan's apartment.
(b) Sit in a parking lot behind Ballard' apartment.
(c) Walk in a park near the airport.
(d) Sleep in a motel behind the airport.

15. At the Road Research Laboratory, when does Ballard feel his sense of disembodiment and unreality increase?
(a) When Vaughan appears.
(b) When the film plays.
(c) When the visitors arrive.
(d) When the cars crash.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ballard, who "resembled rows of the dead looking down at us from the galleries of a columbarium"?

2. What fiberglass replica does Seagrave have in his show-room?

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 do the junior pathologist, trainee radiologist, and service manager of a garage all have in common?

5. According to Ballard, Helen was about to enter a period of what after her bereavement?

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