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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 Vaughan ask Ballard to do when they got to Earls Court?
(a) To wait for Gabrielle.
(b) To undress Gabrielle.
(c) To walk with Gabrielle.
(d) To take pictures of Gabrielle.

2. Ballard states that in the last weeks with Vaughan, the women Vaughan brought to the car each night began to resemble who more closely?
(a) Gabrielle.
(b) Raquel Welch.
(c) Vera.
(d) Elizabeth Taylor.

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

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

5. Ballard states that Vaughan was only interesting to Ballard in relation to what?
(a) His camera.
(b) His fame.
(c) His intellect.
(d) His car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ballard three days after his surgery in the hospital?

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

3. How many weeks does Ballard stay in the hospital after the crash in Chapter 2?

4. When Ballard first sees Helen at the hospital, what is the scarred man wearing under his lab coat?

5. On the Harlington clearway, besides the customized fiberglass sports car, and a chauffeur-driven government saloon, what other car is involved a crash?

(see the answer key)

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