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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Ballard see on his balcony when he is caught in a traffic jam?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Seagrave.
(c) Renata.
(d) Vaughan.

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

4. Ballard states that in the last weeks with Vaughan, the women Vaughan brought to the car each night began to resemble who more closely?
(a) Elizabeth Taylor.
(b) Gabrielle.
(c) Raquel Welch.
(d) Vera.

5. As Ballard waits for someone to reassure him after the crash, what does he imagine firemen doing with carbon dioxide sprays?
(a) Spraying the spectators to punish them.
(b) Tracing obscene or humorous slogans.
(c) Enacting a grotesque simulation of violence.
(d) Coiling dead bodies on the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Helen wearing when Ballard sees her in the yard at Northolt station?

2. What does Ballard do for the week after being released from the hospital?

3. What does Ballard notice about the crowd that gathered at the junction of the eastern descent ramp of the flyover?

4. Who are the five film actresses Seagrave devised an "abattoir of sexual mutiliation" for Vaughan's questionnaire?

5. What premonitions does Ballard begin to have after being released from the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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