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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ballard, Vaughan's relations with women were all governed by what?
(a) "Obsessive games."
(b) "Repressed desires."
(c) "Sexist ideas."
(d) "Violent fantasies."

2. After the crash, Ballard states that an "uneasy _____ carried me towards the hospital."
(a) Sadness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Calm.
(d) Euphoria.

3. When the young wife of the man killed in the crash with Ballard exits her car, what does she do?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Urinates.
(d) Screams.

4. Who did the man killed in the car crash with Ballard work for?
(a) An Italian car manufacturer.
(b) A German weapons producer.
(c) A British travel agency.
(d) An American food company.

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

6. Out of three "airport whores" Ballard comes across at a traffic island, which one does he pick up?
(a) The eldest one.
(b) The nicest one.
(c) The prettiest one.
(d) The youngest one.

7. What does Ballard realize about his first meeting with Vaughan?
(a) That his motives for following him have nothing to do with revenge or blackmail.
(b) That his motive for following him has something to do with revenge, but not blackmail.
(c) That his motives for following him have everything to do with revenge and blackmail.
(d) That his motive for following him has something to do with blackmail, but not revenge.

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

9. What kind of airline pilot removes the young wife from the crash with Ballard?
(a) French.
(b) Royal.
(c) Arab.
(d) Pacific.

10. What is the name of Catherine's secretary whom she asks Ballard to visualize her having intercourse with?
(a) Karen.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Katrina.

11. When Ballard first sees Helen at the hospital, what is the scarred man wearing under his lab coat?
(a) A gold cross.
(b) A brass medallion.
(c) A silver tag.
(d) A copper emblem.

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

13. What does Ballard note about the Lincoln Continental Vaughan drives?
(a) It is the same make as Catherine's car.
(b) It is the same make of the one in which President Kennedy died.
(c) It is the same make as Ballard's car.
(d) It is the same make as the one Elizabeth Taylor drives.

14. According to Ballard, why did Vaughan's former career come to an abrupt end?
(a) Because his wife died in a terrible car crash.
(b) Because he was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash.
(c) Because he was institutionalized for his unconventional views.
(d) Because he was arrested and convicted of killing his lover.

15. When Ballard goes to the garage, what does he see on a rear window sill that reminds him of his own personal possessions scattered on the floor of his car after the crash?
(a) A briefcase.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A purse.
(d) A necktie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business has Catherine started up with one of her boyfriends?

2. Who does Ballard first take in a rental car to the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?

3. As Ballard is taken to the hospital after his crash, he recalls that "Vaughan collected the _____of ________nurses in his photographic albums."

4. What is Ballard's "ironic gesture" to provoke Catherine and Renate, who don't want him to drive?

5. What did Vaughan steal from Ballard ten days before Vaughan's death?

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