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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of food did Lynch say many neighbors brought over after his divorce?
(a) Chicken pot pies.
(b) Beef stews.
(c) Roasted chicken.
(d) Chili.

2. What Asian city did Lynch mention as a place where funeral pyres are frequent?
(a) Peshawar.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Bangkok.
(d) Delhi.

3. How many years did Henry Nugent's second marriage last?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 19 years.
(c) 21 years.
(d) 15 years.

4. What did Lynch say was God's greatest gift?
(a) Language.
(b) Love.
(c) Faith.
(d) Sex.

5. Why do undertakers massage the body?
(a) To restore color to the skin.
(b) To ensure the even distribution of embalming fluid.
(c) To relax the muscles.
(d) To remove any bruises.

6. How many words did Roberton's poem contain?
(a) 59.
(b) 64.
(c) 45.
(d) 53.

7. In what year was St. Stephen martyred?
(a) 40 A.D.
(b) 45 A.D.
(c) 35 A.D.
(d) 30 A.D.

8. In what state did Nugent teach in college when he met his wife?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) North Carolina.

9. For what Irish patriot was the bridge in the chapter named?
(a) McBride.
(b) Wolfe Tone.
(c) Pearse.
(d) O'Connell.

10. In what year was Lynch's Michigan house built?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1880.

11. To what fast food restaurant did Lynch refer when talking about non-custodial parents?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Wendy's.
(c) Burger King.
(d) Taco Bell.

12. Besides funeral homes, what business did Lynch say persisted in using the family name in the business name?
(a) Grocers.
(b) Electricians.
(c) Plumbers.
(d) Lawyers.

13. What was the last act that Lynch did to Milo's body?
(a) Dress the body.
(b) Embalm the body.
(c) Position his hands.
(d) Wash his body.

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

15. How much did the signet ring cost?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) Sixty dollars.
(c) Forty-five dollars.
(d) Forty dollars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what magazine was Robertson trying to get published?

3. What American TV show did Nora Lynch begin watching once she got her first television set?

4. In what year did Tommy Lynch die?

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

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