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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What medical topic did Sweeney broach when eating rainbow trout?
(a) Urinary tract infections.
(b) PMS.
(c) Microsurgery.
(d) Heart surgery.

6. If he was cremated, where did Reader want his ashes scattered?
(a) Over the town from a hot air balloon.
(b) Over the Grand Canyon.
(c) Over a golf course.
(d) Over the Atlantic.

7. In Lynch's analogy of life as a trip across America, at what point do you meet a girl?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Memphis.
(c) The Poconos.
(d) The Appalachians.

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

9. Before Kevorkian, how many attempted suicides were women?
(a) Three out of five.
(b) Nine out of ten.
(c) Five out of six.
(d) Seven out of ten.

10. What was the cause of death in the case of the young man Lynch tended to in "All Hallows' Eve"?
(a) Motorcycle accident.
(b) Suicide by rifle.
(c) Suicide by shotgun.
(d) Car accident.

11. How had the men in Lynch's family died for the most part?
(a) Heart problems.
(b) Strokes.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Old age.

12. What did Lynch want his family to toss on top of his casket?
(a) His glasses.
(b) Gray gloves.
(c) A gray scarf.
(d) His favorite hat.

13. In what year did Jack Kevorkian assist in his first suicide?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1988.

14. What kind of car crushed a worker at a scrap metal yard in Lynch's story?
(a) 1975 Mustang.
(b) 1970 Camaro.
(c) 1967 Jeep.
(d) 1967 Mustang.

15. What did Lynch not want at his funeral?
(a) Partying.
(b) Mourning.
(c) Religious services.
(d) Poems.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the mahogany casket cost?

2. How many days was Reader waked?

3. What sport did Lynch mention watching with loved ones in bad weather?

4. In what month would Lynch prefer to die?

5. What are people not allowed to do at the trestle known as the Arch?

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