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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of Lynch's eight siblings are part of the funeral industry?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) All of them.

2. What Irish writer did Lynch admire?
(a) Wilde.
(b) Yeats.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Beckett.

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

4. What did Lynch suggest could be the introductory price of a grave site at the golfatorium?
(a) $750.
(b) $500.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $600.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of coffin did the priest want to be buried in?

2. To what town was Lynch's father's body brought?

3. From what surgery did Mr. Lynch have a scar?

4. What food was Robertson's poem about?

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

(see the answer key)

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