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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ballard witness an argument between in the woman's ward of the hospital?
(a) A patient and her sister.
(b) A sister in charge and doctor.
(c) A sister in charge and a nurse.
(d) A doctor and a nurse.

2. According to Ballard, what happens on the fourth day in the hospital "for no evident reason"?
(a) The anesthetics are withdrawn.
(b) The IV fluids are taken.
(c) The doctors don't come.
(d) The nurses harrass him.

3. Who dies as the novel opens?
(a) Dr. Robert Vaughan.
(b) Catherine Ballard.
(c) James Ballard.
(d) Dr. Helen Remington.

4. In the hospital, what contained the "hundred histories of collision and bereavement" according to Ballard?
(a) The covered gurneys.
(b) The empty beds.
(c) The full IV bags.
(d) The broken wheelchairs.

5. After the crash, Ballard states that an "uneasy _____ carried me towards the hospital."
(a) Fear.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Calm.
(d) Euphoria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Catherine's secretary whom she asks Ballard to visualize her having intercourse with?

2. As Ballard waits for someone to reassure him after the crash, what does he imagine firemen doing with carbon dioxide sprays?

3. According to Ballard, "For Vaughan, the car-crash and his own ______ had made their final marriage."

4. What is the person parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband doing?

5. What kind of commercial did Ballard prepare that he hoped to use a well-known actress for?

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