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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would Vaughan arrange women in stylized positions in cars?
(a) To paint them.
(b) To write about them.
(c) To photograph them.
(d) To film them.

2. According to Ballard, Vaughan's relations with women were all governed by what?
(a) "Violent fantasies."
(b) "Sexist ideas."
(c) "Obsessive games."
(d) "Repressed desires."

3. At the Road Research Laboratory, when does Ballard feel his sense of disembodiment and unreality increase?
(a) When Vaughan appears.
(b) When the cars crash.
(c) When the visitors arrive.
(d) When the film plays.

4. Out of three "airport whores" Ballard comes across at a traffic island, which one does he pick up?
(a) The eldest one.
(b) The nicest one.
(c) The youngest one.
(d) The prettiest one.

5. According to Ballard at the end of Chapter 2, the radiator grills of their cars resembled what?
(a) A "protective grimace."
(b) A "perverse union."
(c) A "positive force."
(d) A "peaceful sleep."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the police signal to Vaughan when Ballard and Vaughan leave Ballard's studio?

2. After leaving the hospital, what does Vaughan show Ballard at Seagrave's house?

3. What injuries does Ballard sustain after the crash?

4. What does Vaughan do as he drives past the crash at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?

5. At Northolt station, why does Helen ask Ballard to take her to the airport?

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