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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On their driving excursions to look for accident sites, what does Vaughan describe to Ballard?
(a) "Countless imaginary disasters."
(b) "Countless dreams of redemption."
(c) "Countless regrets and disappointments."
(d) "Countless love affairs."

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

3. The firemen who cut Ballard's door from its hinges looked like what according to Ballard?
(a) Athletes in a football game.
(b) Accomplices in a jewelry heist.
(c) Actors in a one-act play.
(d) Assistants of a gored bullfighter.

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

5. What is Ballard's "ironic gesture" to provoke Catherine and Renate, who don't want him to drive?
(a) Stealing cars.
(b) Renting cars.
(c) Borrowing cars.
(d) Buying cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ballard is lifted onto the stretcher after the crash, how does he feel?

2. According to Ballard, as he recuperates in the hospital, what does he state as the "only real experience" he had been through in years?

3. What is Vaughan's scientific subject?

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

5. What kind of commercial did Ballard prepare that he hoped to use a well-known actress for?

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