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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distinguishes coffins from caskets?
(a) They are narrow and never have handles.
(b) They are octagonal and may or may not have handles.
(c) They are rectangular and may or may not have handles.
(d) They are octagonal and always have handles.

2. How many days was Reader waked?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) He wasn't waked.
(d) Two.

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

4. When is the Milford Memories festival held?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) September.

5. What age was Lynch at that time?
(a) 38.
(b) 45.
(c) 47.
(d) 41.

6. What is the name of the river that divides Milford in half?
(a) Liffey.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Huron.
(d) Michigan.

7. At what age did Lynch's mother die?
(a) 72.
(b) 62.
(c) 60.
(d) 65.

8. What kind of food was served at The Red Fort?
(a) Afghan.
(b) Indian.
(c) Thai.
(d) Chinese.

9. How had the men in Lynch's family died for the most part?
(a) Strokes.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart problems.
(d) Old age.

10. In what German city did Sweeney study?
(a) Munich.
(b) Heidelberg.
(c) Mainz.
(d) Freiburg.

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

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

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

14. Approximately what percentage of Americans move at any given time?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Thirty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was did the Oak Grove cemetery pre-date?

2. What was the first name of the girl Lynch met and fell in love with?

3. What poet is quoted at the beginning of "Tract"?

4. To what Irish hero did Lynch compare Russ Reader?

5. In what Irish county was Sweeney born?

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