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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, with whom did Vaughan want to die in a collision?
(a) Catherine Ballard.
(b) Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) James Ballard.
(d) Dr. Helen Remington.

2. What is the name of the park where Ballard and Catherine's apartment is located?
(a) Drummond.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Drayton.
(d) Drake.

3. 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 sister in charge and doctor.
(d) A doctor and a nurse.

4. As Ballard drives home with Catherine after being released from the hospital, how does the image of a car change for him after his accident?
(a) It became an object of fear.
(b) Its purpose remained elusive.
(c) Its true nature had been exposed.
(d) It contained multiple identities.

5. Who is Francis Waring, according to Ballard?
(a) A minor film actress.
(b) A doctor at the hospital.
(c) Catherine's lover's wife.
(d) His partner's bored wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many weeks does Ballard stay in the hospital after the crash in Chapter 2?

2. What is the person parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband doing?

3. What kind of films did Ballard and Catherine see at the small art-cinema near their home?

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

5. What premonitions does Ballard begin to have after being released from the hospital?

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