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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 people live "in the town"?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 3,500.

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

3. What "coupons" did Lynch give to his family in "The Tract"?
(a) Coupons to disapprove of any aspect of his wishes.
(b) Copuons to approve all of his wishes.
(c) Coupons to either disregard or approve of his wishes.
(d) Coupons to develop their own plans.

4. What seafood dish did Lynch refer to at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Oysters.
(b) Clams.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Crabs.

5. What TV show did Mary Jackson appear in?
(a) Little House on the Prairie.
(b) The Waltons.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Eight is Enough.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many suicides had Kevorkian assisted in by the end of 1996?

2. If he was cremated, where did Reader want his ashes scattered?

3. When was the Oak Grove Bridge declared unsafe for vehicular traffic?

4. What did Lynch suggest as music for his funeral?

5. If he is cremated, what does Lynch want done with the ashes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lynch suggest February as a good month for his death and burial?

2. Describe Lynch's grandmothers.

3. What did Lynch see as the advantage of being at the midpoint of one's life?

4. How do most people view undertakers, according to Lynch?

5. How does Lynch describe people's different approaches to living life at the end of Chapter 8 and which approach did Sweeney take?

6. What characteristic of "successful" suicides did Lynch say he admired?

7. Why have more and more Americans opted for cremation, according to Lynch?

8. Why did Janet Adkins ask Jack Kevorkian to assist in her suicide?

9. Describe Matthew Sweeney's personality.

10. What perspective did Lynch reach on the night his mother was buried?

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