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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the reason, according to Morrie, that people always want something new?
2. On the sixth Tuesday, Mitch discovered that Morrie's fridge is full of food that he brought for his professor. Why did Morrie not eat the food Mitch brought?
3. When Mitch visited Morrie the fourteenth Tuesday, how did the nurse feel?
4. Morrie learned to enjoy being dependent and being treated by others. What did he compare this feeling to?
5. What did Morrie call Mitch on this final Tuesday?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do people need to forgive themselves for, according to Morrie?
2. Who belongs to Mitch's family?
3. On the twelfth Tuesday, Morrie talked about a good friend whom he never forgave and regretted it. What happened back then?
4. What was the bleak truth about Morrie not being able to wipe his own behind anymore by the time of the third Nightline interview?
5. When the OJ Simpson verdict was showing on television, what was everybody doing?
6. How do readers know that Brandeis college was a hotbed for cultural activism?
7. According to Morrie, who was responsible for the brainwashing taking place all over the country and what is the result?
8. What did Morrie's family do when he lapsed into a coma?
9. When Mitch looked around Morrie's home, he saw a certain kind of wealth that had nothing to do with money. How had Morrie's house become a very wealthy home after his disease got diagnosed?
10. How did Mitch realize the funeral was happening on a Tuesday?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Now that you've finished "Tuesdays with Morrie", the book probably made an impression on you. Discuss your thoughts about the book and about the way it is written.
Essay Topic 2
Quite a few chapters in the book mention Mitch bringing food for Morrie during his visits to him. Explain how and why the purpose of the food changes over the course of the book. Why was food so important for Mitch and Morrie?
Essay Topic 3
In the book you get a good feel for the deterioration of Morrie's body and how the disease evolves. Give an overview of how Morrie's disease progressed, from the moment he was diagnosed to the moment of his death. Think about how Morrie dealt with his disease and how he reacted towards his declining health.
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