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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Ballard repeat several times in his description of the car crash at the beginning of the book?
(a) Strange.
(b) Static.
(c) Stylized.
(d) Stoic.

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

3. 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 knobs for the radio and emergency brakes.
(d) The handles for the air and rearview mirror.

4. What is the name of Ballard's wife?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Helen.
(c) Vera.
(d) Renata.

5. What kind of films did Ballard and Catherine see at the small art-cinema near their home?
(a) American avant-garde and German sex instruction.
(b) French avant-garde and American blockbusters.
(c) Amercian avant-garde and American blockbusters.
(d) German sex instruction and American blockbusters.

Short Answer Questions

1. On their driving excursions to look for accident sites, what does Vaughan describe to Ballard?

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

3. Who is the driver parked behind Ballard at the scene of the accident that killed Helen's husband?

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

5. What does Helen do when Ballard first addresses her in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ballard wear a seat belt when he crashes his car and how is it significant?

2. Describe Ballard and Catherine's marriage and explain its relevance to the novel.

3. What is the point of view in "Crash"?

4. What are Ballard's injuries from his crash with the man and his wife and how does he respond to them?

5. In the hospital, what does Ballard begin to do once he's mobile and how is it significant?

6. How does Ballard crash his car and why is it significant?

7. How do Ballard, Helen, and Vaughan react to Seagrave's accident at the stock-car races and why is it significant?

8. Why doesn't Catherine attend the funeral for Dr. Helen Remington's husband and what does it show about her character?

9. Who is with Dr. Helen Remington in the hospital and why is it significant?

10. Why is Dr. Robert Vaughan wanted by the police and how is it significant?

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