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

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

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

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

5. In what state did someone reach the midpoint of their lives?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Iowa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Kevorkian, how many "successful" suicides were men?

2. To what society club did Lynch belong?

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

4. What is the name of the river that divides Milford in half?

5. What did Reader want done with his body after death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Lynch's grandmothers.

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

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

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

10. Why did authors such as Jessica Mitford attack the funeral industry?

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