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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Ballard, why does the young wife who is removed from her car after the crash resemble a "mentally defective girl" he once saw perform in a play?
(a) Because the young wife's legs look like the girl's pirouette.
(b) Because the young wife's wounds look like the girl's scars.
(c) Because the young wife's crying sounds like the girl's singing.
(d) Because the young wife's expression looks like the girl's face.

3. What pictures is Ballard's passenger looking at when they arrive at the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?
(a) Pictures of car crashes.
(b) Pictures of famine victims.
(c) Pictures of naked women.
(d) Pictures of beauty products.

4. What is the name of Catherine's secretary whom she asks Ballard to visualize her having intercourse with?
(a) Karen.
(b) Kathy.
(c) Katrina.
(d) Kelly.

5. How many weeks does Ballard stay in the hospital after the crash in Chapter 2?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why would Vaughan arrange women in stylized positions in cars?

3. What do all the cars Ballard drives remind him of?

4. As Ballard is taken to the hospital after his crash, he recalls that "Vaughan collected the _____of ________nurses in his photographic albums."

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

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