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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. When was the Oak Grove Bridge declared unsafe for vehicular traffic?
(a) Mid 1970s.
(b) Late 1970s.
(c) Early 1970s.
(d) Late 1960s.

2. What did Lynch not want at his funeral?
(a) Partying.
(b) Poems.
(c) Mourning.
(d) Religious services.

3. What distinguishes coffins from caskets?
(a) They are narrow and never have handles.
(b) They are octagonal and always have handles.
(c) They are octagonal and may or may not have handles.
(d) They are rectangular and may or may not have handles.

4. What kind of food was served at The Red Fort?
(a) Afghan.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Indian.
(d) Thai.

5. What was the first name of the girl Lynch met and fell in love with?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Joannie.
(c) Johanna.
(d) Joanne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age was Lynch at that time?

2. To what animal did Lynch allude in making his analogy about living at the midpoint?

3. In what year did John Hillenbrand purchase the Batesville Coffin Company?

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

5. What medical topic did Sweeney broach when eating rainbow trout?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lynch react to the body of the young man who shot himself in Chapter 9?

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

3. How does Sweeney approach the consuming of food delicacies?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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