1. According to Ballard, all who knew Vaughan accepted what about a car-crash?
(a) Its "tragic flaw."
(b) Its "logical torture."
(c) Its "perverse eroticism."
(d) Its "intellectual stimulation."

2. Where does the fatal car crash that nearly misses Elizabeth Taylor occur?
(a) By a park.
(b) At an airport.
(c) Near a film studio.
(d) Next to a school.

3. What word does Ballard repeat several times in his description of the car crash at the beginning of the book?
(a) Stylized.
(b) Static.
(c) Stoic.
(d) Strange.

4. What is the name of the place where Vaughan and Ballard watch vehicles crash into concrete blocks?
(a) Crash Test Site.
(b) Road Research Laboratory.
(c) Vehicular Safety Compound.
(d) Auto Mechanic School.

5. On their driving excursions to look for accident sites, what does Vaughan describe to Ballard?
(a) "Countless regrets and disappointments."
(b) "Countless love affairs."
(c) "Countless dreams of redemption."
(d) "Countless imaginary disasters."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ballard, the young wife of the man killed in the car crash stared at him with a look that resembled a ________in an Early Renaissance icon.

2. What did Vaughan rehearse for in the days before his death?

3. After the crash, Ballard states that an "uneasy _____ carried me towards the hospital."

4. What did Vaughan steal from Ballard ten days before Vaughan's death?

5. According to the narrator, with whom did Vaughan want to die in a collision?

(see the answer key)

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