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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ballard, who "resembled rows of the dead looking down at us from the galleries of a columbarium"?
(a) The prostitutes on the pedestrian bridge.
(b) The headstones at the funeral home.
(c) The passengers in an airline coach.
(d) The crashed cars at the impound.

2. What kind of dog did Ballard hit two years earlier when he notices the same deformation on Vaughan's car?
(a) A German Shepherd.
(b) An Irish Setter.
(c) An Italian Greyhound.
(d) An English Setter.

3. What is Ballard afraid the real reason for the police signaling Vaughan outside Ballard's studio is?
(a) To question Ballard about his erotic involvement with Vaughan.
(b) To question Ballard about a missing studio car.
(c) To question Ballard about a pedestrian he ran over.
(d) To question Ballard about a drunk driving arrest.

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

5. Who tells Ballard that there is "a certain moral virtue in being materialistic"?
(a) Vera Seagrave.
(b) Robert Vaughan.
(c) Helen Remington.
(d) Catherine Ballard.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the studio, who does Ballard see dressed up to resemble a famous screen actress, wearing a fawn suede coat, brassiere, and makeup?

2. Why did Ballard have his safety belt on when leaving his secretary, Renata, before the crash?

3. What kind of car does Catherine drive?

4. According to Ballard, Vaughan's relations with women were all governed by what?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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