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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the place where Vaughan and Ballard watch vehicles crash into concrete blocks?
(a) Crash Test Site.
(b) Auto Mechanic School.
(c) Road Research Laboratory.
(d) Vehicular Safety Compound.

2. What premonitions does Ballard begin to have after being released from the hospital?
(a) The end of the world by automobile.
(b) The second coming of Jesus.
(c) The return to a pre-industrial age.
(d) The salvation of sinners everywhere.

3. What injuries does Ballard sustain after the crash?
(a) Broken elbows.
(b) Punctured lungs.
(c) Herniated disc.
(d) Fractured knee-caps.

4. Where is the film studio Ballard works for located?
(a) Shepperton.
(b) Salisbury.
(c) Somerset.
(d) Swindon.

5. According to Ballard, all who knew Vaughan accepted what about a car-crash?
(a) Its "intellectual stimulation."
(b) Its "tragic flaw."
(c) Its "logical torture."
(d) Its "perverse eroticism."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Ballard witness an argument between in the woman's ward of the hospital?

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

4. Why did Ballard have his safety belt on when leaving his secretary, Renata, before the crash?

5. What is the name of the park where Ballard and Catherine's apartment is located?

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