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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Morrie think he would eventually die?
(a) He would get killed.
(b) He would have a heart attack.
(c) He would drown.
(d) He would suffocate.

2. After reading about horrific crimes and intolerable cruelty in the newspaper, Mitch showed a kind gesture towards Morrie. What did he do?
(a) He read a story from the newspaper.
(b) He helped Morrie wipe his backside.
(c) He helped Morrie move from the wheelchair to his recliner.
(d) He did the dishes.

3. In the summer of which year did Morrie learn he is dying?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1996.

4. After his graduation ceremony, who did the narrator introduces his favorite professor to?
(a) Morrie Schwartz.
(b) His old uncle.
(c) Another professor.
(d) His parents.

5. A highlight of Morrie's life was the night a certain genre of music is played. Which music genre was played that night?
(a) The tango.
(b) The waltz.
(c) The merengue.
(d) The salsa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Mitch's family members died of cancer?

2. On the second Tuesday meeting, Mitch had a flashback to his junior year in college, when Morrie performed an experiment with the students. What did the professor want each student to do?

3. On the fourth Tuesday, Mitch touched Morrie's face while doing something. What did he do for Morrie that required this touch?

4. What were some of the topics Mitch put in his list of questions for Morrie?

5. Mitch decided to go back to school. What did he earn a graduate degree in?

Short Essay Questions

1. After graduation, Mitch moved to New York City. What were his plans?

2. What were Morrie's suspicions about his disease?

3. In the second interview with Ted Koppel on Nightline, Morrie said he gives to people. How did Morrie give to people?

4. What did Mitch think when he saw how Morrie's many friends wanted to call and talk to him?

5. What were the rewards of Mitch's professional success?

6. What did Morrie answer when Mitch asked him if he felts sorry for himself?

7. Mitch was surprised in his first Tuesday meeting with Morrie to find out Morrie was still following the news. What did Morrie feel after watching the news?

8. Why did Mitch stop bringing his cellular phone along on his trips to visit Morrie?

9. When Mitch flashes back to his college days, he thinks about the times he and Morrie had lunch together. What did Morrie do when he and Mitch had lunch together?

10. When Mitch drove his rental car down Morrie's street for the first time, he did a few things at the same time. What was he doing?

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