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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who, according to Ballard, "read the answer to her unspoken questions in the scars on my legs and chest" in the hospital?
(a) His doctor.
(b) His mistress.
(c) His wife.
(d) His nurse.

3. What pictures is Ballard's passenger looking at when they arrive at the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?
(a) Pictures of car crashes.
(b) Pictures of beauty products.
(c) Pictures of famine victims.
(d) Pictures of naked women.

4. What kind of films did Ballard and Catherine see at the small art-cinema near their home?
(a) German sex instruction and American blockbusters.
(b) Amercian avant-garde and American blockbusters.
(c) French avant-garde and American blockbusters.
(d) American avant-garde and German sex instruction.

5. According to Ballard, what would Ballard and Vaughan listen to on their way to accident sites?
(a) Nothing.
(b) BBC news.
(c) Music.
(d) Police broadcasts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Catherine drive?

2. Who does Ballard first take in a rental car to the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?

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?

4. What does Helen do when Ballard first addresses her in the hospital?

5. What is the name of the place where Vaughan and Ballard watch vehicles crash into concrete blocks?

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