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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. How many years had Nugent's first marriage lasted?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

2. In what year was Thomas Lynch's first child born?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1975.

3. When did embalming become common?
(a) The War of Independence.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.

4. In what town's hospital was Nora treated?
(a) Ennis.
(b) Cork.
(c) Waterford.
(d) Galway.

5. What time did Lynch leave the office to return home?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 4:00.
(c) 5:00.
(d) 5:30.

Short Answer Questions

1. Children under twelve accounted for approximately what percentage of deaths in 1900?

2. Where did Nugent meet his next wife?

3. What ethnic food did Robertson and his wife enjoy in celebration of the poem's publication?

4. Which sibling took too many pills and almost overdosed?

5. In what state did Nugent teach in college when he met his wife?

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