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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Crapper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the last name of the undertaker who handled Nora's death?
(a) Regan.
(b) O'Connell.
(c) Collins.
(d) Bryant.

2. Out of a thousand people in a room, how many would be expected to die by the end of the year according to Lynch's analogy in Chapter 1?
(a) 8.4.
(b) 9.0.
(c) 5.4.
(d) 10.4.

3. Where did Ernest Fuller serve in the military?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Gulf War.
(d) Korea.

4. What kind of minister was almost decked when he told a grieving parent that the body of her dead daughter was just a shell?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Catholic.

5. Approximately how many of his townspeople were cremated each year?
(a) Five dozen.
(b) One to two dozen.
(c) Two to three dozen.
(d) Four to five dozen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two retirement destinations did Lynch mention?

2. What was the name of the woman whose body smelled bad because of her last meal?

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

4. How many of Lynch's eight siblings are part of the funeral industry?

5. What did Lynch hope to do if he attended any part of the undertakers conference?

(see the answer key)

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