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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Mary & Wilbur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rock group did Lynch allude to in Chapter 7?
(a) Rush.
(b) Green Day.
(c) Nirvana.
(d) Sonic Youth.

2. What concept did the Second Vatican Council eliminate?
(a) Hell.
(b) Purification.
(c) Redemption.
(d) Purgatory.

3. What American TV show did Nora Lynch begin watching once she got her first television set?
(a) Guiding Light.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Gunsmoke.
(d) One Life to Live.

4. What Asian city did Lynch mention as a place where funeral pyres are frequent?
(a) Bangkok.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Peshawar.

5. What town did Lynch explore while on his trip in Chapter 5?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Santa Barbara.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides funeral homes, what business did Lynch say persisted in using the family name in the business name?

2. What poem did Thomas Lynch recite his fall from a fire escape in college?

3. What did Lynch suggest could be the introductory price of a grave site at the golfatorium?

4. How did Jessica Mitford refer to undertakers' work on human bodies?

5. Approximately what percentage of Americans move at any given time?

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