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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What singing group did Lynch desire to emulate?
(a) Simon and Garfunkel.
(b) The Who.
(c) The Everly Brothers.
(d) The Rolling Stones.

2. If he was cremated, where did Reader want his ashes scattered?
(a) Over the town from a hot air balloon.
(b) Over a golf course.
(c) Over the Atlantic.
(d) Over the Grand Canyon.

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

4. What was the cause of death in the case of the young man Lynch tended to in "All Hallows' Eve"?
(a) Suicide by shotgun.
(b) Suicide by rifle.
(c) Motorcycle accident.
(d) Car accident.

5. When did Lynch feel his midpoint had arrived?
(a) The day he buried his mother.
(b) The day he buried his father.
(c) The day he took over the family business.
(d) The day his second child was born.

6. What was the first name of the girl Lynch met and fell in love with?
(a) Johanna.
(b) Joanne.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Joannie.

7. Approximately how many people live "in the town"?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 3,500.

8. What did Kevorkian's attorney suggest for the doctor?
(a) A position as Surgeon General.
(b) A political career.
(c) A Medal of Honor.
(d) A Nobel Prize.

9. What did Reader want done with his body after death?
(a) He wanted to be buried in a simple shroud.
(b) He wanted to be buried in a simple cardboard box.
(c) He wanted to be cremated.
(d) He wanted it donated to medical training.

10. What did Lynch not want at his funeral?
(a) Partying.
(b) Poems.
(c) Religious services.
(d) Mourning.

11. What medical topic did Sweeney broach when eating rainbow trout?
(a) Urinary tract infections.
(b) PMS.
(c) Microsurgery.
(d) Heart surgery.

12. With what did the cuckolded husband kill himself in Chapter 10?
(a) A butcher knife.
(b) A chainsaw.
(c) An electric can opener.
(d) An electric carving knife.

13. What did Uncle Eddie need help coming up with as he was starting his suicide cleanup business?
(a) A snappy Yellow Pages ad.
(b) A newspaper ad.
(c) An easy to remember 800 number.
(d) Brochures.

14. Approximately how many caskets can someone choose from at the Lynch funeral home?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

15. Before Kevorkian, how many attempted suicides were women?
(a) Nine out of ten.
(b) Seven out of ten.
(c) Five out of six.
(d) Three out of five.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what society club did Lynch belong?

2. How many assisted suicides are cremated?

3. If he is cremated, what does Lynch want done with the ashes?

4. In what German city did Sweeney study?

5. What did Lynch suggest as music for his funeral?

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