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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What American writer referred to the "imp of the perverse"?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) H.P. Lovecraft.
(d) Herman Melville.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What poet is quoted at the beginning of "Tract"?
(a) William Butler Yeats.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) William Carols Williams.

9. What was Kevorkian's training in?
(a) Cardiology.
(b) General practice.
(c) Oncology.
(d) Pathology.

10. What did Lynch sarcastically mention as a "tidy" type of assisted suicide?
(a) Electrocution.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Jumping off a building.
(d) Shooting range.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What TV show did Mary Jackson appear in?

2. What seafood dish did Lynch refer to at the end of Chapter 8?

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

4. What was the only thing Lynch really wanted at death?

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

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