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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who dies as the novel opens?
2. Out of three "airport whores" Ballard comes across at a traffic island, which one does he pick up?
3. According to Ballard, "For Vaughan, the car-crash and his own ______ had made their final marriage."
4. In the parking lot outside the hospital, Ballard says that his hostility towards Vaughan gave way to what?
5. Who does Ballard call the "nightmare angel of expressways"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Ballard and Catherine's marriage and explain its relevance to the novel.
2. What kind of car does Ballard buy after his accident and what does it signify?
3. Where does Ballard take Renata after his release from the hospital and why?
4. How does the wife of the man killed in the crash with Ballard react to the crash and why is it significant?
5. In the hospital, what does Ballard begin to do once he's mobile and how is it significant?
6. What is the point of view in "Crash"?
7. Why does Ballard begin renting cars and what do they signify?
8. Why doesn't Catherine attend the funeral for Dr. Helen Remington's husband and what does it show about her character?
9. What are Ballard's injuries from his crash with the man and his wife and how does he respond to them?
10. How does Ballard regard his accident and why is it significant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the treatment of women in "Crash." Provide specific examples to support your statements.
1) How would you characterize Ballard's relationship with the women in his life?
2) What roles do the women embrace and what roles do they reject and why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Catherine in "Crash." As Ballard's wife, she plays a critical role in the novel. What motivates her as a character? Is she a flat or round character and why?
Essay Topic 3
How does J.G. Ballard use language in the novel? How would you characterize the tone and style of the language? Support your statements with examples from the book.
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