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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many cars did Ballard miss before hitting the one that kills a man?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. Who dies as the novel opens?
(a) James Ballard.
(b) Catherine Ballard.
(c) Dr. Robert Vaughan.
(d) Dr. Helen Remington.

4. What kind of airline pilot removes the young wife from the crash with Ballard?
(a) Pacific.
(b) Arab.
(c) French.
(d) Royal.

5. According to Ballard, the young wife of the man killed in the car crash stared at him with a look that resembled a ________in an Early Renaissance icon.
(a) Angel.
(b) Devil.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the man killed in the car crash with Ballard work for?

2. What is the name of the place where Vaughan and Ballard watch vehicles crash into concrete blocks?

3. "Crash" is set in what city?

4. According to Ballard, "For Vaughan, the car-crash and his own ______ had made their final marriage."

5. On their driving excursions to look for accident sites, what does Vaughan describe to Ballard?

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