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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Vaughan collide with two months earlier when he lurched from a concealed access road?
(a) A filmmaker.
(b) Two air hostesses.
(c) A stunt driver.
(d) Two mechanics.

2. Who witnessed Ballard inappropriately touch a flight attendant on an escalator and were on his flight to Orly?
(a) A British businessman and his wife.
(b) An American businessman and his wife.
(c) A French businessman and his wife.
(d) A Dutch businessman and his wife.

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

4. According to Ballard, what happens on the fourth day in the hospital "for no evident reason"?
(a) The anesthetics are withdrawn.
(b) The IV fluids are taken.
(c) The doctors don't come.
(d) The nurses harrass him.

5. What is the name of the park where Ballard and Catherine's apartment is located?
(a) Drummond.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Drayton.
(d) Drake.

6. "Crash" is set in what city?
(a) Paris.
(b) Toronto.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

7. Who does Ballard witness an argument between in the woman's ward of the hospital?
(a) A patient and her sister.
(b) A doctor and a nurse.
(c) A sister in charge and a nurse.
(d) A sister in charge and doctor.

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

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

10. According to Ballard, Catherine's driving becomes what after his release from the hospital?
(a) Better.
(b) Fast.
(c) Slow.
(d) Worse.

11. After the crash, Ballard states that an "uneasy _____ carried me towards the hospital."
(a) Sadness.
(b) Calm.
(c) Fear.
(d) Euphoria.

12. As Ballard is taken to the hospital after his crash, he recalls that "Vaughan collected the _____of ________nurses in his photographic albums."
(a) Smiles; casualty.
(b) Smiles; emergency.
(c) Grimaces; emergency.
(d) Grimaces; casualty.

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

14. What kind of films did Ballard and Catherine see at the small art-cinema near their home?
(a) American avant-garde and German sex instruction.
(b) French avant-garde and American blockbusters.
(c) German sex instruction and American blockbusters.
(d) Amercian avant-garde and American blockbusters.

15. What did Vaughan rehearse for in the days before his death?
(a) His own death.
(b) His wedding.
(c) Ballard's murder.
(d) A one-man show.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens to Ballard three days after his surgery in the hospital?

3. Who is Francis Waring, according to Ballard?

4. Who does Ballard first take in a rental car to the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?

5. Where do the stunt drivers at the stock-car races in the stadium at Northolt work?

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