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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Lynch suggest as music for his funeral?
(a) Pipers and tinwhistlers.
(b) Guitarists.
(c) Pianists.
(d) Bagpipers.

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

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

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

6. Who did Lynch want to serve as pallbearers?
(a) His siblings.
(b) His children.
(c) His best friends.
(d) His colleagues.

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

8. How much did the mahogany casket cost?
(a) $9,000.
(b) $7,000.
(c) $8,000.
(d) $7,500.

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

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

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

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

13. What was did the Oak Grove cemetery pre-date?
(a) World War I.
(b) War of 1812.
(c) Civil War.
(d) World War II.

14. What kind of car did the two teachers commit suicide in?
(a) Oldsmobile.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Chrysler.
(d) Ford.

15. What California town did Lynch imagine dying in in his analogy?
(a) Santa Barbara.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Sacramento.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade of life did most of the Lynch men die?

2. In what Irish county was Sweeney born?

3. What "coupons" did Lynch give to his family in "The Tract"?

4. What rock group did Lynch allude to in Chapter 7?

5. What did Lynch want his family to toss on top of his casket?

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