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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. Where do the stunt drivers at the stock-car races in the stadium at Northolt work?
(a) At Shepperton Studios.
(b) At the hospital.
(c) At Road Research Laboratory.
(d) At the airport.

2. What did Vaughan steal from Ballard ten days before Vaughan's death?
(a) His job.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His car.
(d) His wife.

3. What pictures is Ballard's passenger looking at when they arrive at the scene of his accident that killed Helen's husband?
(a) Pictures of naked women.
(b) Pictures of beauty products.
(c) Pictures of famine victims.
(d) Pictures of car crashes.

4. How many cars did Ballard miss before hitting the one that kills a man?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ballard take to the stock-car races in the stadium at Northolt?

2. In the parking lot outside the hospital, Ballard says that his hostility towards Vaughan gave way to what?

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

4. What is the name of Ballard's wife?

5. Why does Ballard recognize the man taking pictures of him as Vaughan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Helen Remington doing at the impound yard when Ballard returns to survey the damage to his car and what does it show about her character?

2. What does Ballard believe Helen's motives are for making love with him at the site of the accident and what is their sex act a metaphor for?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Ballard recognize Dr. Robert Vaughan when he sees him with the camera in the parking garage and why is it significant?

8. What is the chronology of the novel and why is it significant?

9. What kind of car does Ballard buy after his accident and what does it signify?

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

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