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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 fiberglass replica does Seagrave have in his show-room?
(a) A 1960's Jaguar.
(b) A 1950's Austin.
(c) A 1940's Hisso.
(d) A 1930's Brooklands.

2. According to Ballard, each of Gabrielle's body was a "ripening anthology of ______possibilities."
(a) Passive.
(b) Potent.
(c) Practical.
(d) Perverse.

3. According to Ballard, what left an "archipelago of pockmarks" across Vaughan's neck?
(a) Burns.
(b) Acne.
(c) Boils.
(d) Cysts.

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

5. 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 contained multiple identities.
(b) It became an object of fear.
(c) Its purpose remained elusive.
(d) Its true nature had been exposed.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ballard, Catherine's driving becomes what after his release from the hospital?

2. What injuries does Ballard sustain after the crash?

3. What fantasies does Vaughan teach Ballard to visualize?

4. How does Seagrave preempt the "real death" that Vaughan reserved for himself?

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

(see the answer key)

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