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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the young wife of the man killed in the crash with Ballard exits her car, what does she do?
(a) Screams.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Urinates.
(d) Laughs.

2. What word does Ballard repeat several times in his description of the car crash at the beginning of the book?
(a) Stylized.
(b) Strange.
(c) Static.
(d) Stoic.

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

4. According to Ballard, what do the scars above his patella replicate?
(a) The knobs for the radio and emergency brakes.
(b) The handles for the air and rearview mirror.
(c) The switches for the windshield wipers and parking lights.
(d) The keys for the ignition and the dashboard compartment.

5. What verdict is given at the coroner's inquest of Ballard's crash with Helen and her husband?
(a) Homocide.
(b) Accidental death.
(c) Negligent driving.
(d) Manslaughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ballard, why did Vaughan's former career come to an abrupt end?

2. According to Ballard, Catherine's driving becomes what after his release from the hospital?

3. According to Ballard at the end of Chapter 2, the radiator grills of their cars resembled what?

4. "Crash" is set in what city?

5. What did Vaughan steal from Ballard ten days before Vaughan's death?

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