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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 does Helen do when Ballard first addresses her in the hospital?
(a) She hits him.
(b) She screams at him.
(c) She laughs at him.
(d) She ignores him.

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

3. After the simulated crash with the family of four and the motorcycle at the Road Research Laboratory, what does Vaughan tell Ballard he's always wanted to do?
(a) Film a famous crash.
(b) Drive a crashed car.
(c) Learn to fly.
(d) Become a researcher.

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

5. 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?
(a) The sun is shining.
(b) It started raining.
(c) There are no planes on the runway.
(d) The streets are empty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Vaughan, Gabrielle, and Ballard visit at Earls Court?

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

4. What kind of car does Catherine drive?

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

(see the answer key)

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