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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ballard adjust the rear view mirror as he drives with Vaughan and the two airport prostitutes?
(a) To watch the two girls have sex.
(b) To watch Vaughan and the girl have sex.
(c) To see if Seagrave is following them.
(d) To see if Catherine is following them.

2. What topic does Ballard realize he never discussed with Helen?
(a) The accident.
(b) His wife.
(c) His work.
(d) Her dead husband.

3. Who dies as the novel opens?
(a) Catherine Ballard.
(b) Dr. Helen Remington.
(c) James Ballard.
(d) Dr. Robert Vaughan.

4. According to Vaughan, why is it important for him to have Elizabeth Taylor fill out his questionnaire?
(a) Because she is in all of the subjects fantasies.
(b) Because she has been in a car crash.
(c) Because none of the subjects named her in their fantasies.
(d) Because she has never been in a car crash.

5. Who, according to Ballard, "read the answer to her unspoken questions in the scars on my legs and chest" in the hospital?
(a) His doctor.
(b) His nurse.
(c) His mistress.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Since their visit to the Road Research Laboratory, Vaughan goes to the studios to see Seagrave, but Ballard thinks the real motive is what?

3. Who does Ballard describe as the "perfect forgery of an Ingres"?

4. At the studio, who does Ballard see dressed up to resemble a famous screen actress, wearing a fawn suede coat, brassiere, and makeup?

5. How many cars collide at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?

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