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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many weeks does Ballard stay in the hospital after the crash in Chapter 2?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

2. 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) Buying cars.
(d) Borrowing cars.

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

4. What kind of business has Catherine started up with one of her boyfriends?
(a) An air-tourist charter firm.
(b) A bus-tourist charter firm.
(c) A walking-tourist charter firm.
(d) A cycle-tourist charter firm.

5. Who is Francis Waring, according to Ballard?
(a) Catherine's lover's wife.
(b) His partner's bored wife.
(c) A doctor at the hospital.
(d) A minor film actress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pictures is Ballard's passenger looking at when they arrive at the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?

2. "Crash" is set in what city?

3. What does Ballard realize about his first meeting with Vaughan?

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

5. According to Ballard, what would Ballard and Vaughan listen to on their way to accident sites?

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