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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. As Ballard waits for someone to reassure him after the crash, what does he imagine firemen doing with carbon dioxide sprays?
(a) Coiling dead bodies on the ground.
(b) Tracing obscene or humorous slogans.
(c) Spraying the spectators to punish them.
(d) Enacting a grotesque simulation of violence.
2. Why did Ballard have his safety belt on when leaving his secretary, Renata, before the crash?
(a) To prevent being injured should he get into a car crash.
(b) To avoid her the embarrassment of having to embrace him.
(c) To prevent him from the temptation of crashing into another car.
(d) To avoid getting a ticket from the police.
3. 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.
4. The firemen who cut Ballard's door from its hinges looked like what according to Ballard?
(a) Accomplices in a jewelry heist.
(b) Athletes in a football game.
(c) Actors in a one-act play.
(d) Assistants of a gored bullfighter.
5. What did Vaughan steal from Ballard ten days before Vaughan's death?
(a) His wife.
(b) His job.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His car.
Short Answer Questions
1. The walls of Vaughan's apartment are covered with close-ups of whose body?
2. Why would Vaughan arrange women in stylized positions in cars?
3. According to Ballard, "For Vaughan, the car-crash and his own ______ had made their final marriage."
4. Who dies as the novel opens?
5. According to the narrator, with whom did Vaughan want to die in a collision?
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