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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. Approximately how many acres are in a par four hole on a golf course?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

2. What French writer did Lynch quote at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Hugo.
(b) La Rochefoucald.
(c) Rimbauld.
(d) Satre.

3. What was St. Stephen the patron saint of?
(a) Carpenters.
(b) Stonemasons.
(c) Hopeless causes.
(d) Bricklayers.

4. In what magazine was Robertson trying to get published?
(a) Atlantic.
(b) New Yorker.
(c) Vanity Fair.
(d) Utne Reader.

5. Why do undertakers massage the body?
(a) To restore color to the skin.
(b) To remove any bruises.
(c) To ensure the even distribution of embalming fluid.
(d) To relax the muscles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of church did Milo belong to?

2. How much would the laundry bill have come to for the work Milo did for Lynch?

3. What did Lynch suggest could be the introductory price of a grave site at the golfatorium?

4. What kind of coffin did the priest want to be buried in?

5. To what state was Stephanie's family heading when the accident occurred?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lynch mean when he stated that "one hand washes the other" in Chapter 1?

2. Why did the undertakers at the conference seem intent of developing new language to explain what they did for a living?

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

4. If the dead don't care, why did Lynch get up in the middle of the night to tend to the newly deceased?

5. How was Lynch helped by stopping his drinking?

6. How did Lynch convey the sensuality of the preparation and eating of the artichoke?

7. Why did Nugent have several relationships following his divorce and did they help him find love?

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

9. Did Lynch profess to a certain fascination with dead bodies?

10. Why did the Lynch brothers take care of their father's body rather than allow a local undertaker to do the job?

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