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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Lynch brother was sucker-punched in a bar fight?
(a) Dan.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Pat.
(d) Thomas.

2. To what state did the Nugents move after marrying?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Minnesota.

3. What immigrant group did Lynch say has a fondness for funeral services?
(a) Italian.
(b) Polish.
(c) Irish.
(d) Greek.

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

5. What Christian writer did Lynch's mother frequently read?
(a) Thomas Kempis.
(b) Thomas Aquinas.
(c) St. Francis.
(d) St. Augustine.

6. On what day was Lynch's mother buried?
(a) Feast of the Epiphany.
(b) All Saint's Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Pentecost.

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

8. Where did Milo die?
(a) At his place of business.
(b) In his car.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) At home.

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

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

11. How did Jessica Mitford refer to undertakers' work on human bodies?
(a) Barbaric.
(b) Honorable.
(c) Necessary.
(d) Offensive.

12. What was the surname on the stone that hit Stephanie?
(a) Simpson.
(b) Stephens.
(c) Foster.
(d) O'Malley.

13. How much of his gross earnings were profit?
(a) Seven percent.
(b) Five percent.
(c) Ten percent.
(d) Twelve percent.

14. What ethnic food did Robertson and his wife enjoy in celebration of the poem's publication?
(a) Italian.
(b) Turkish.
(c) Persian.
(d) Lebanese.

15. What style poem did Nugent write?
(a) Free verse.
(b) Ode.
(c) Sonnet.
(d) Epithalamium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two retirement destinations did Lynch mention?

2. What kind of food did Lynch say many neighbors brought over after his divorce?

3. What did Lynch suggest could be the introductory price of a grave site at the golfatorium?

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

5. For approximately how long had Lynch been an undertaker when Chapter 2 opened?

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