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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To what animal did Lynch allude in making his analogy about living at the midpoint?
(a) Monarch butterflies.
(b) Elk.
(c) Salmon.
(d) California condors.

4. What are people not allowed to do at the trestle known as the Arch?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Diving.
(d) Boating.

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

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

7. What was Reader's favorite holiday?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Fourth of July.
(d) Christmas.

8. How many assisted suicides are cremated?
(a) Four out of seven.
(b) Three out of five.
(c) Nine out of ten.
(d) Seven out of ten.

9. When were the first sealed caskets made?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1920s.

10. How long was the old-fashioned mourning period?
(a) As long as the grieved needed it to be.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

11. In what decade of life did most of the Lynch men die?
(a) 70s.
(b) 50s.
(c) 60s.
(d) 40s.

12. To what Irish hero did Lynch compare Russ Reader?
(a) Wolfe Tone.
(b) Cuchulainn.
(c) Finn McCool.
(d) Conchobar.

13. What TV show did Mary Jackson appear in?
(a) The Waltons.
(b) Eight is Enough.
(c) Little House on the Prairie.
(d) Dallas.

14. What rock group did Lynch allude to in Chapter 7?
(a) Green Day.
(b) Sonic Youth.
(c) Rush.
(d) Nirvana.

15. What sport did Lynch mention watching with loved ones in bad weather?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Golf.
(c) Football.
(d) Baseball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Uncle Eddie need help coming up with as he was starting his suicide cleanup business?

2. In what year was Matthew Sweeney born?

3. In Lynch's analogy of life as a trip across America, at what point do you meet a girl?

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

5. What did Lynch not want at his funeral?

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