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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ballard, all who knew Vaughan accepted what about a car-crash?
(a) Its "perverse eroticism."
(b) Its "intellectual stimulation."
(c) Its "tragic flaw."
(d) Its "logical torture."

2. What is the person parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband doing?
(a) Talking on the phone.
(b) Writing on a pad.
(c) Taking pictures of him.
(d) Flashing his headlights.

3. According to Ballard, Catherine's driving becomes what after his release from the hospital?
(a) Slow.
(b) Worse.
(c) Better.
(d) Fast.

4. What does Ballard do for the week after being released from the hospital?
(a) Sleeps on the couch.
(b) Walks around the neighborhood.
(c) Watches television.
(d) Sits on the veranda.

5. Why does Ballard visit the Northolt police pound?
(a) To see Vaughan.
(b) To see the police.
(c) To see his car.
(d) To pay a fine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen tell Ballard about why she's at Northolt?

2. The firemen who cut Ballard's door from its hinges looked like what according to Ballard?

3. What is the name of the park where Ballard and Catherine's apartment is located?

4. What do all the cars Ballard drives remind him of?

5. "Crash" is set in what city?

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