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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Vaughan steal from Ballard ten days before Vaughan's death?
(a) His job.
(b) His car.
(c) His wife.
(d) His wallet.

2. How does Vaughan position himself and Catherine in the backseat while Ballard watches them have sex?
(a) In the same posture as Ballard and Helen.
(b) In the same posture as the diplomat and young woman.
(c) In the same posture as Vaughan and the prostitute.
(d) In the same posture as Elizabeth Taylor and her husband.

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

4. According to Ballard, "For Vaughan, the car-crash and his own ______ had made their final marriage."
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Faith.
(c) Depression.
(d) Health.

5. Ballard sees that next to the photos of various wounds from Vaughan's questionnaire, there are details of what?
(a) The person's date of birth and death.
(b) The make and model of the car.
(c) The portion of the car that caused the injury.
(d) The drugs used to treat the injury.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen do when Ballard first addresses her in the hospital?

2. When the young wife of the man killed in the crash with Ballard exits her car, what does she do?

3. Who does Ballard call the "nightmare angel of expressways"?

4. Who does Ballard describe as the "perfect forgery of an Ingres"?

5. "Crash" is set in what city?

(see the answer key)

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