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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of business has Catherine started up with one of her boyfriends?
(a) A bus-tourist charter firm.
(b) An air-tourist charter firm.
(c) A walking-tourist charter firm.
(d) A cycle-tourist charter firm.

2. What does Vaughan hold in his hand that he claims can help recreate the Mansfield, Camus, and Kennedy crashes?
(a) Studio outtakes.
(b) Freeway designs.
(c) Hospital x-rays.
(d) Lab handouts.

3. According to Ballard, Vaughan's fixation on the sex-death fantasy he created became more frustrated in his last days with him for what reason?
(a) Because he no longer wanted it to occur.
(b) Because it did occur.
(c) Because he wanted something else to occur.
(d) Because it didn't occur.

4. When Ballard tells Catherine that she should have gone to the funeral for Helen's husband, how does she respond?
(a) She tells him she couldn't go because he killed him.
(b) She tells him she's glad she didn't because she felt too guilty.
(c) She tells him he shouldn't expect her to do what he wants.
(d) She tells him she wished she had, but that she wasn't ready.

5. Who give Vaughan a set of passkeys so that he could take cars from the airport parking lots?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Vera.
(c) Renata.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Road Research Laboratory, when does Ballard feel his sense of disembodiment and unreality increase?

2. When Ballard drives home with Catherine and Vaughan in the backseat, what does he notice for the first time since his release from the hospital?

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

4. According to Ballard, "It isn't sex that Vaughan is interested in, but _______."

5. Why does Ballard feel "no trace of pity" for Gabrielle after they make love?

(see the answer key)

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