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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 did Morrie do more by "The Audiovisual, Part 3" once his body had deteriorated and he was so close to death?

2. On the tenth Tuesday, another person was involved in the conversation. Who?

3. What did Morrie call the weekly conversations between him and Mitch?

4. How long did Morrie work in the mental institute?

5. According to Morrie, what allows a person to be on the same level as everyone else?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Morrie's family do when he lapsed into a coma?

2. Morrie called the third interview with Nightline a compromise. Why?

3. What were the important issues in life, according to Morrie?

4. One of Morrie's first jobs was at a mental institution outside of Washington D.C. What did he do there?

5. What did Morrie reply when Mitch asked him whether he was ever afraid of growing old?

6. Morrie could not eat the food that Mitch still brought for him by the tenth Tuesday. Why did Mitch still bring food for Morrie?

7. On the twelfth Tuesday, Morrie talked about a good friend whom he never forgave and regretted it. What happened back then?

8. When the OJ Simpson verdict was showing on television, what was everybody doing?

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. What do people need to forgive themselves for, according to Morrie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Morrie talked about how he wanted to die and how he definitely didn't want to die. Explain Morrie's thoughts about his own death. Describe what he wanted to happen with his body and grave site. What did he want Mitch to do after he's dead, and why?

Essay Topic 2

In "Tuesdays with Morrie", Mitch Albom writes about the last class of his old professor's life. Why does Mitch refer to the book as "a last class", and what is significant about the set up of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Morrie had a terminal disease. He knew he was dying. How did Morrie deal with the fact that he was dying? If he had one more perfectly healthy day, how would he have spent that day?

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