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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brand of vehicle did Lynch refer to when discussing the power of advertising?
(a) Chryslers.
(b) Chevys.
(c) Fords.
(d) Toyotas.

2. How old were the twins who drowned in the river?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. What was the surname on the stone that hit Stephanie?
(a) O'Malley.
(b) Simpson.
(c) Foster.
(d) Stephens.

4. How many of Lynch's eight siblings are part of the funeral industry?
(a) Seven.
(b) All of them.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

5. In what Irish town were Lynch and Don Paterson discussing Thomas Crapper?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Cork.
(c) Sligo.
(d) Galway.

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

7. What was the last act that Lynch did to Milo's body?
(a) Dress the body.
(b) Position his hands.
(c) Wash his body.
(d) Embalm the body.

8. On what day was Milo buried?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

9. On what day was Lynch's mother buried?
(a) All Saint's Day.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Feast of the Epiphany.
(d) Pentecost.

10. How many years of marriage did Nugent's poem refer to?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

11. What kind of coffin did the priest want to be buried in?
(a) Pine.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Mahagony.
(d) Oak.

12. How many years did Henry Nugent's second marriage last?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 21 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 19 years.

13. How much of his gross earnings were profit?
(a) Twelve percent.
(b) Five percent.
(c) Seven percent.
(d) Ten percent.

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

15. How old was the boy whose mother strangled him with a belt?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did the Michigan undertakers conduct their conference?

2. How did Jessica Mitford refer to undertakers' work on human bodies?

3. Children under twelve accounted for approximately what percentage of deaths in 1900?

4. Why do undertakers massage the body?

5. Which sibling took too many pills and almost overdosed?

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