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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, All Hallows' Eve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how much do cremated human remains weigh?
(a) Twelve to fifteen pounds.
(b) Four to seven pounds.
(c) Six to ten pounds.
(d) Ten to twelve pounds.

2. What was the cause of death in the case of the young man Lynch tended to in "All Hallows' Eve"?
(a) Suicide by rifle.
(b) Motorcycle accident.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Suicide by shotgun.

3. To what medical procedure did Lynch refer when speaking about people's aversion to funerals?
(a) Colonoscopies.
(b) Root canals.
(c) Appendectomies.
(d) Mammograms.

4. What was the last name of the undertaker who handled Nora's death?
(a) Collins.
(b) Regan.
(c) Bryant.
(d) O'Connell.

5. In Lynch's analogy of life as a trip across America, at what point do you meet a girl?
(a) Memphis.
(b) The Poconos.
(c) The Appalachians.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Asian city did Lynch mention as a place where funeral pyres are frequent?

2. For what Irish patriot was the bridge in the chapter named?

3. At what age did Lynch's mother die?

4. In what decade of life did most of the Lynch men die?

5. What singing group did Lynch desire to emulate?

(see the answer key)

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