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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Ballard's wife?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Helen.
(c) Renata.
(d) Vera.

3. According to the narrator, with whom did Vaughan want to die in a collision?
(a) Catherine Ballard.
(b) Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) James Ballard.
(d) Dr. Helen Remington.

4. Why did Ballard have his safety belt on when leaving his secretary, Renata, before the crash?
(a) To avoid getting a ticket from the police.
(b) To prevent being injured should he get into a car crash.
(c) To avoid her the embarrassment of having to embrace him.
(d) To prevent him from the temptation of crashing into another car.

5. What is Vaughan's scientific subject?
(a) Biology specialist in human reproduction.
(b) Computer specialist in traffic systems.
(c) Chemistry specialist in dark matter.
(d) Physics specialist in atom collision.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ballard, what would Ballard and Vaughan listen to on their way to accident sites?

2. Out of three "airport whores" Ballard comes across at a traffic island, which one does he pick up?

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

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

5. What does Ballard do for the week after being released from the hospital?

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