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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrie want his tombstone to read?
(a) "A teacher to the last."
(b) "Death by disease."
(c) "The best teacher ever."
(d) "Alive until the end."

2. In the tenth Tuesday meeting, what did Morrie compare marriage to?
(a) An accomplishment.
(b) A test.
(c) A drug.
(d) A disease.

3. On this fifth Tuesday, what did Morrie say is the foundation of everything?
(a) Health.
(b) Friends.
(c) Money.
(d) Family.

4. What happened to Morrie two days before he died?
(a) He smiled.
(b) He lapsed into a coma.
(c) He wiped his own behind.
(d) He had a bad dream.

5. What shirt did Morrie wear on the day of his third interview with Nightline?
(a) The same shirt as the week before.
(b) His favorite shirt.
(c) The same shirt as the day before.
(d) The same shirt as the previous interview.

6. What is the reason, according to Morrie, that people always want something new?
(a) Because they don't like to buy used things.
(b) Because they are hungry for burgers.
(c) Because they are hungry for love.
(d) Because they don't want to look poor.

7. When Mitch asked Morrie why so many people always wish they were young again, what did Morrie answer?
(a) That it's a sign of an unfulfilled life.
(b) That it's a sign of being immature.
(c) That it's because they are afraid to grow old.
(d) That it's a lack of intelligence.

8. What did Morrie do more by "The Audiovisual, Part 3" once his body had deteriorated and he was so close to death?
(a) Listen to music.
(b) Watch the news.
(c) Read the paper.
(d) Read mail.

9. What is the only new thing that had been added to Morrie's study on the eighth Tuesday visit?
(a) Medical equipment.
(b) Some furniture.
(c) A fridge.
(d) Friends.

10. On what day did Morrie's funeral take place?
(a) On a Tuesday.
(b) On a Monday.
(c) On a Saturday.
(d) On a Sunday.

11. At Morrie's funeral, Mitch tried out an imaginary conversation in his head. How did it feel?
(a) Natural.
(b) Weird.
(c) Funny.
(d) Exciting.

12. Why was Mitch angry at his younger brother?
(a) Because he is his brother.
(b) Because he left for Europe.
(c) Because his brother didn't love him.
(d) Because he didn't allow Mitch to help him.

13. What was Morrie doing while the rest of the world was watching the OJ Simpson verdict on TV?
(a) He was sitting on the toilet.
(b) He was eating.
(c) He was going for a walk.
(d) He was talking to Mitch.

14. According to Morrie, what is the biggest defect humans being have?
(a) Poorness.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Sickness.
(d) Shortsightedness.

15. Mitch asked what Morrie would do if he was granted one more perfectly healthy day. What would Morrie have done?
(a) He would try to change the world.
(b) He would sleep all day.
(c) He would do something he always wanted to do and never did before.
(d) The things he would normally do when he was still healthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Morrie always embraced aging, because it also means something else. What did Morrie compare aging with?

2. What are some of the things Mitch did to fight his aging?

3. What do people in the hospital do when somebody dies?

4. Morrie's disease was progressing and Mitch had to touch Morrie more and more to adjust the microphone. How did Morrie feel about that physical contact?

5. On the eighth Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch talked about money and values. What is, according to Morrie, the result of people valuing the wrong thing?

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