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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. How had the men in Lynch's family died for the most part?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart problems.
(c) Strokes.
(d) Old age.

2. At what age did Lynch's mother die?
(a) 65.
(b) 62.
(c) 60.
(d) 72.

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

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

5. When is the Milford Memories festival held?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) September.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet is quoted at the beginning of "Tract"?

2. What did Lynch sarcastically mention as a "tidy" type of assisted suicide?

3. What kind of car crushed a worker at a scrap metal yard in Lynch's story?

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

5. What did Lynch want his loved ones to do at the graveside?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the funeral processions through town change when the Oak Grove bridge collapsed?

2. What kind of music did Lynch want at his funeral?

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

4. Describe Matthew Sweeney's personality.

5. How do Lynch and his wife differ in their views of Milford as they walk through town in Chapter 7?

6. How did Lynch feel about the prospect of his loved ones feeling guilt at his funeral?

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

8. Describe Lynch's grandmothers.

9. What did Lynch mean when he said that "in even the best of caskets, it never all fits"?

10. How does Lynch view a world in which certain deaths are acceptable (abortion, war, capital punishment)?

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