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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Sweeney.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What American author was mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) Jessica Mitford.
(b) Somerset Waugh.
(c) James Agee.
(d) Joan Didion.

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

3. What did Lynch's father see in every bruise on his children?
(a) Muscular dystrophy.
(b) Melanoma.
(c) Brittle-bone disease.
(d) Leukemia.

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

5. What are people not allowed to do at the trestle known as the Arch?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Diving.
(c) Boating.
(d) Swimming.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years had Nugent's first marriage lasted?

2. To what medical procedure did Lynch refer when speaking about people's aversion to funerals?

3. What was the surname on the stone that hit Stephanie?

4. What Christian writer did Lynch's mother frequently read?

5. How old was Thomas Lynch's oldest child when he divorced?

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