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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Crapper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Milo die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Unspecified illness.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) Cancer.

2. At what time did Mil Hornsby's wife call to announce his death?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 2 a.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

3. What disease did Lynch's father have outbreaks of?
(a) Osteoarthritis.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Rheumatoid arthritis.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

4. What nationality was Paterson?
(a) Welsh.
(b) English.
(c) Scottish.
(d) Irish.

5. What constellation did Lynch refer to when describing peeing outdoors in Michigan?
(a) Cassiopeia.
(b) Leo.
(c) Orion.
(d) Pegasus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of food made Lynch and Patterson sick in Ireland?

2. Out of a thousand people in a room, how many would be expected to die by the end of the year according to Lynch's analogy in Chapter 1?

3. What kind of minister was almost decked when he told a grieving parent that the body of her dead daughter was just a shell?

4. In what era did Gladstone live?

5. What Friday night TV show did Lynch mention when discussing his generation's approach to death?

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