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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many of his townspeople were cremated each year?
(a) Five dozen.
(b) Four to five dozen.
(c) One to two dozen.
(d) Two to three dozen.

2. How old were the twins who drowned in the river?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

3. Where did they conduct this conference?
(a) The Greater Antilles.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) The Lesser Antilles.

4. In which state did the accident occur?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Georgia.

5. How many siblings did Lynch have?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

6. To what did Nugent's poem refer?
(a) Family.
(b) Faith.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Courtship.

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

8. What was the name of the village Tommy and Nora Lynch lived in?
(a) Bantry.
(b) Drogheda.
(c) Cobh.
(d) Moveen.

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

10. From what surgery did Mr. Lynch have a scar?
(a) Pacemaker.
(b) Heart bypass.
(c) Appendectomy.
(d) Gallbladder.

11. On what day was Milo buried?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

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

13. What disease did Lynch's father have outbreaks of?
(a) Multiple sclerosis.
(b) Rheumatoid arthritis.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Osteoarthritis.

14. What did Lynch have a drink of every night?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) Irish whiskey.

15. At the time of Thomas Lynch's accident, how many years had his father been sober?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the woman whose body smelled bad because of her last meal?

3. How long had Lynch's parents been married?

4. What did Lynch hope to do if he attended any part of the undertakers conference?

5. Where in Florida did Lynch's father die?

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