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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wears a back brace, steel clamps and has gas bacillus scars on her kneecaps?
(a) Gabrielle.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Helen.
(d) Vera.

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

3. According to Ballard, Helen was about to enter a period of what after her bereavement?
(a) Promiscuity.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Bliss.
(d) Celibacy.

4. What does Vaughan hold in his hand that he claims can help recreate the Mansfield, Camus, and Kennedy crashes?
(a) Hospital x-rays.
(b) Freeway designs.
(c) Studio outtakes.
(d) Lab handouts.

5. How many passengers get trapped in the limousine after the crash at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?
(a) Six passengers.
(b) No passengers.
(c) Two passengers.
(d) One passenger.

6. Why does Ballard feel "no trace of pity" for Gabrielle after they make love?
(a) Because Gabrielle hated her crippled body.
(b) Because they disregarded her crippled body.
(c) Because they celebrated her crippled body.
(d) Because Gabrielle was responsible for her crippled body.

7. When Catherine asks Ballard where his car is after the police leave the studio parking lot, what does he tell her?
(a) That it is at home because he didn't want to face the traffic.
(b) That Vaughan stole it.
(c) That it is at the garage because he crashed it.
(d) That Seagrave stole it.

8. Ballard and Vaughan listen to police and _______ broadcasts as they search for Seagrave, who has gone missing.
(a) Government.
(b) Military.
(c) Firefighter.
(d) Ambulance.

9. What other famous personalities does Vaughan NOT obsess over?
(a) Athletes.
(b) Criminals.
(c) Models.
(d) Politicians.

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

11. What does Ballard notice about the crowd that gathered at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?
(a) There are some teenagers.
(b) There are all men.
(c) There are few women.
(d) There are a lot of children.

12. What does Vaughan pick up that has been left by the police at an accident sight?
(a) Flags.
(b) Chalk.
(c) Tape.
(d) Bags.

13. Who does Vaughan want Ballard to introduce him to?
(a) Paul Newman.
(b) Sean Connery.
(c) Elizabeth Taylor.
(d) Julie Andrews.

14. Who are the five film actresses Seagrave devised an "abattoir of sexual mutiliation" for Vaughan's questionnaire?
(a) Bette Davis, Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe, Bardot, and Raquel Welch.
(b) Garbo, Jayne Mansfield, Elizabeth Taylor, Bardot, and Raquel Welch.
(c) Bette Davis, Jayne Mansfield, Elizabeth Taylor, Bardot, and Raquel Welch.
(d) Garbo, Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe, Bardot, and Raquel Welch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Vaughan, Gabrielle, and Ballard visit at Earls Court?

2. After the simulated crash with the family of four and the motorcycle at the Road Research Laboratory, what does Vaughan tell Ballard he's always wanted to do?

3. Ballard notes that most of the celebrities listed for imaginary crashes in Vaughan's questionnaire are what?

4. What does Vaughan do as he drives past the crash at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?

5. Who does Ballard see on his balcony when he is caught in a traffic jam?

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