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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Words Made Flesh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what town was Lynch's father's body brought?
(a) Ft. Myers.
(b) Ft. Lauderdale.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Miami.

2. What was the name of the woman whose body smelled bad because of her last meal?
(a) Sheehan.
(b) Regan.
(c) O'Brien.
(d) Lynch.

3. In what Irish town were Lynch and Don Paterson discussing Thomas Crapper?
(a) Cork.
(b) Sligo.
(c) Galway.
(d) Dublin.

4. What kind of minister was almost decked when he told a grieving parent that the body of her dead daughter was just a shell?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Baptist.

5. On what holy day did Lynch land in Ireland when Nora became sick?
(a) Good Friday.
(b) Maundy Thursday.
(c) Ash Wednesday.
(d) Easter Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Approximately how many of his townspeople did Lynch bury each year?

3. In what town's hospital was Nora treated?

4. On what day was Milo buried?

5. In what era did Gladstone live?

(see the answer key)

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