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

2. Who is Francis Waring, according to Ballard?
(a) His partner's bored wife.
(b) A minor film actress.
(c) A doctor at the hospital.
(d) Catherine's lover's wife.

3. According to Ballard, why does the young wife who is removed from her car after the crash resemble a "mentally defective girl" he once saw perform in a play?
(a) Because the young wife's legs look like the girl's pirouette.
(b) Because the young wife's wounds look like the girl's scars.
(c) Because the young wife's expression looks like the girl's face.
(d) Because the young wife's crying sounds like the girl's singing.

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

5. How many cars did Ballard miss before hitting the one that kills a man?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the young wife of the man killed in the crash with Ballard exits her car, what does she do?

2. 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.

3. Why would Vaughan arrange women in stylized positions in cars?

4. Who is the driver parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband?

5. What premonitions does Ballard begin to have after being released from the hospital?

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