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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Right Hand of the Father.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what social organization was Milo a leader?
(a) Knights of Columbus.
(b) Rotary.
(c) Masonic Lodge.
(d) Elks.

2. What American author was mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) Jessica Mitford.
(b) James Agee.
(c) Joan Didion.
(d) Somerset Waugh.

3. What ancient human ancestor did Lynch say first buried the dead?
(a) Neanderthals.
(b) Homo Sapien.
(c) Austrolopithicus.
(d) Cro-Magnons.

4. What poem did Thomas Lynch recite his fall from a fire escape in college?
(a) "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
(b) "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed."
(c) "Slouching Towards Bethlehem."
(d) "The Jabberwocky."

5. Approximately how many of his townspeople did Lynch bury each year?
(a) 200.
(b) 150.
(c) 300.
(d) 250.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day was Milo buried?

2. What funeral related item did Lynch sell on commission?

3. What was St. Stephen the patron saint of?

4. How old was Thomas Lynch's oldest child when he divorced?

5. Besides funeral homes, what business did Lynch say persisted in using the family name in the business name?

(see the answer key)

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