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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Tract.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What "coupons" did Lynch give to his family in "The Tract"?
(a) Coupons to either disregard or approve of his wishes.
(b) Copuons to approve all of his wishes.
(c) Coupons to disapprove of any aspect of his wishes.
(d) Coupons to develop their own plans.

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

4. What American writer referred to the "imp of the perverse"?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Herman Melville.
(c) H.P. Lovecraft.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

5. In what year did John Hillenbrand purchase the Batesville Coffin Company?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1910.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Lynch's mother convince her husband to get their son Dan?

3. What concept did the Second Vatican Council eliminate?

4. Besides funeral homes, what business did Lynch say persisted in using the family name in the business name?

5. To what state did the Nugents move after marrying?

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