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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ballard, what would Ballard and Vaughan listen to on their way to accident sites?
(a) BBC news.
(b) Music.
(c) Police broadcasts.
(d) Nothing.

2. In the hospital, what contained the "hundred histories of collision and bereavement" according to Ballard?
(a) The broken wheelchairs.
(b) The covered gurneys.
(c) The empty beds.
(d) The full IV bags.

3. Who does Ballard first take in a rental car to the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?
(a) Renata.
(b) Helen.
(c) Catherine.
(d) No one.

4. Where do Helen and Ballard's trysts take place?
(a) At a hotel.
(b) In Helen's apartment.
(c) In Ballard's car.
(d) Near the airport.

5. How many weeks does Ballard stay in the hospital after the crash in Chapter 2?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Vaughan's scientific subject?

2. 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?

3. After the crash, Ballard states that an "uneasy _____ carried me towards the hospital."

4. What is the name of Ballard's wife?

5. When Ballard first sees Helen at the hospital, what is the scarred man wearing under his lab coat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ballard crash his car and why is it significant?

2. What kind of pleasure did Vaughan derive from car crashes and how is it significant?

3. Who is with Dr. Helen Remington in the hospital and why is it significant?

4. How does Dr. Robert Vaughan interrupt Ballard's rendezvous with the prostitute and why is it important?

5. What dominates Ballard's thoughts as he recovers in the hospital and why is it significant?

6. What is the significance of the airport in "Crash"?

7. Describe Ballard and Catherine's marriage and explain its relevance to the novel.

8. What kind of car does Ballard buy after his accident and what does it signify?

9. Why is Dr. Robert Vaughan wanted by the police and how is it significant?

10. Why does Ballard recognize Dr. Robert Vaughan when he sees him with the camera in the parking garage and why is it significant?

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