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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lynch hope to do if he attended any part of the undertakers conference?
(a) Attend lectures.
(b) Play golf.
(c) Enjoy dinner with fellow undertakers.
(d) Talk to older undertakers of his father's generation.

2. Approximately how many of his townspeople did Lynch bury each year?
(a) 200.
(b) 250.
(c) 300.
(d) 150.

3. What brand of vehicle did Lynch refer to when discussing the power of advertising?
(a) Chevys.
(b) Toyotas.
(c) Fords.
(d) Chryslers.

4. How many words did Roberton's poem contain?
(a) 53.
(b) 59.
(c) 64.
(d) 45.

5. What kind of business did Milo own?
(a) A convenience store.
(b) A drugstore.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A laundromat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did Lynch leave the office to return home?

2. What was the name of the woman whose body smelled bad because of her last meal?

3. For approximately how long had Lynch been an undertaker when Chapter 2 opened?

4. What was the name of the village Tommy and Nora Lynch lived in?

5. To which Irish country did Robin Robertson go on a residency program?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lynch enjoy not having access to indoor plumbing when he first visited his cousins in Ireland?

2. How did Lynch's mother and father differ in their reactions to the normal "threats" of childhood?

3. What was Nora's reaction to her impending death?

4. How did the modern amenities (toilet, television, etc.) change life in the old Irish cottage?

5. How did Lynch handle being a father while serving as an undertaker and seeing dead children?

6. What did Lynch consider the mark of a good faith leader?

7. What was Lynch's view of the notion that the corpse is just an empty shell?

8. When and why did the regular practice of embalming begin?

9. Why was Henry Nugent unable to get relief from his heartbreak following his divorce?

10. Why was Lynch's father fond of quoting Gladstone?

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