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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When were the first sealed caskets made?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1930.

3. What American writer referred to the "imp of the perverse"?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Herman Melville.
(d) H.P. Lovecraft.

4. In what Irish county was Sweeney born?
(a) Monaghan.
(b) Cork.
(c) Kerry.
(d) Donegal.

5. Where was Reader when he died?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In his car.
(c) In bed.
(d) In his easy chair.

6. In what year was Matthew Sweeney born?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1950.

7. What kind of car did the two teachers commit suicide in?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Ford.
(c) Oldsmobile.
(d) Chrysler.

8. To what animal did Lynch allude in making his analogy about living at the midpoint?
(a) Elk.
(b) Salmon.
(c) California condors.
(d) Monarch butterflies.

9. If he is cremated, what does Lynch want done with the ashes?
(a) Kept in the funeral parlor.
(b) Scattered over town.
(c) Buried.
(d) Kept in his family's home.

10. How much did the mahogany casket cost?
(a) $7,000.
(b) $9,000.
(c) $8,000.
(d) $7,500.

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

12. At what age did Lynch's mother die?
(a) 65.
(b) 60.
(c) 62.
(d) 72.

13. What was did the Oak Grove cemetery pre-date?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) War of 1812.
(d) Civil War.

14. Who did Lynch want to serve as pallbearers?
(a) His children.
(b) His best friends.
(c) His siblings.
(d) His colleagues.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many suicides had Kevorkian assisted in by the end of 1996?

2. How many days was Reader waked?

3. How had the men in Lynch's family died for the most part?

4. Approximately how many people live "in the town"?

5. What rock group did Lynch allude to in Chapter 7?

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