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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 suggest could be the introductory price of a grave site at the golfatorium?
(a) $600.
(b) $750.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $500.

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

3. In what era did Gladstone live?
(a) Elizabethan.
(b) Georgian.
(c) Colonial.
(d) Victorian.

4. What did Lynch say was God's greatest gift?
(a) Sex.
(b) Language.
(c) Faith.
(d) Love.

5. What town did Lynch explore while on his trip in Chapter 5?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Santa Barbara.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the last name of the undertaker who handled Nora's death?

3. For how long was Lynch on the island?

4. How much of his gross earnings were profit?

5. How many years did Henry Nugent's second marriage last?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Lynch feel about constantly taking Nugent's phone calls following the divorce?

3. Why did the priest insist on a simple funeral and burial service and why was Lynch unimpressed?

4. What are the unique problems faced by undertakers trying to "advertise" their services?

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

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

7. What is the essential difference between burying the old and burying infants?

8. What are the dangers of viewing the dead as an "embarrassment?"

9. How does Lynch view the work done by his colleague Wesley Rice with the young, murdered girl?

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

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