The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade Test | Final Test - Easy

Thomas Lynch
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The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Lynch want his loved ones to do at the graveside?
(a) Skip the graveside service.
(b) Bury the body themselves.
(c) Stay until the body is lowered into the ground.
(d) Leave as soon as the service is over.

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

5. In what Irish county was Sweeney born?
(a) Monaghan.
(b) Cork.
(c) Kerry.
(d) Donegal.

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

7. How much did the simple cardboard box cost?
(a) $69.
(b) $99.
(c) $89.
(d) $79.

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

9. In what month would Lynch prefer to die?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) November.

10. In what year was Matthew Sweeney born?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1950.

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

12. If he is cremated, what does Lynch want done with the ashes?
(a) Buried.
(b) Kept in the funeral parlor.
(c) Kept in his family's home.
(d) Scattered over town.

13. What drink did Lynch give to Sweeney after telling him the story of the man killed by the falling car?
(a) Rum.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Brandy.

14. Approximately how many Japanese die of fugu poisoning every year?
(a) 200.
(b) 500.
(c) 350.
(d) 700.

15. In what year did Jack Kevorkian assist in his first suicide?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1994.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Kevorkian, how many "successful" suicides were men?

2. At what age did Lynch's mother die?

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

4. What TV show did Mary Jackson appear in?

5. What kind of car did the two teachers commit suicide in?

(see the answer keys)

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