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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The walls of Vaughan's apartment are covered with close-ups of whose body?
(a) Elizabeth Taylor's.
(b) Marilyn Monroe's.
(c) James Ballard's.
(d) Dr. Helen Remington's.

2. At the studio, who does Ballard see dressed up to resemble a famous screen actress, wearing a fawn suede coat, brassiere, and makeup?
(a) A stranger.
(b) Vaughan.
(c) Seagrave.
(d) An extra.

3. The firemen who cut Ballard's door from its hinges looked like what according to Ballard?
(a) Athletes in a football game.
(b) Actors in a one-act play.
(c) Assistants of a gored bullfighter.
(d) Accomplices in a jewelry heist.

4. What injuries does Ballard sustain after the crash?
(a) Broken elbows.
(b) Punctured lungs.
(c) Fractured knee-caps.
(d) Herniated disc.

5. Who wears a back brace, steel clamps and has gas bacillus scars on her kneecaps?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Gabrielle.
(c) Helen.
(d) Vera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies as the novel opens?

2. What does Ballard realize about his first meeting with Vaughan?

3. What verdict is given at the coroner's inquest of Ballard's crash with Helen and her husband?

4. 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?

5. Who does Ballard's wife Catherine tell him he looks like in the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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