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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. Schwartz describes the common misconception that bodily health is _____ to all humans.
(a) Perfect.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Not commom.
(d) Owed.

2. Schwartz states the important point that when one grieves for what has been lost, it is also important to _____.
(a) Focus on what lies ahead.
(b) Remember the past.
(c) Cherish what remains.
(d) Try to forget one's declining health.

3. Acknowledging all feelings is going to cause one to realize what information about their loved ones?
(a) Your own appreciation for them.
(b) Their love for you.
(c) How much they all really care about you.
(d) Their undying compassion.

4. Schwartz warns his readers that illness can have what effect on someone's life?
(a) Your life can become worthless.
(b) The illness can swallow up your life.
(c) The illness can be forgotten.
(d) The illness can be all your friends and family think about.

5. Schwartz stresses the importance of coming to terms with __________.
(a) The past.
(b) Declining health.
(c) The future.
(d) Your own prognosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grief is what type of an emotion?

2. How does one handle stressful emotions, according to Schwartz?

3. According to Schwartz, when fantasy becomes ____________, one should come back to reality.

4. Schwartz encourages friends and family to let the grieving person do what action in front of them?

5. What type of grieving can also occur along with good grief?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, Schwartz discusses the importance of one not becoming obsessed with one's illness. Explain his concept behind this idea.

2. In Chapter 5, Morrie discusses the concept of living one's past positively. Explain how one is able to live their past positively, according to Morrie.

3. In Chapter 3, both good grief and bad grief are explained by Morrie. Discuss the importance of both forms of grief, as they relate to Morrie's point of view.

4. In Chapter 2, how does Schwartz explain the importance of honesty?

5. In Chapter 3, Morrie focuses on grief. Explain his concept of grieving and mourning for yourself and the importance of this concept.

6. In Chapter 2, Schwartz discusses the concept of frustration. Explain the importance of frustration as it relates to the way one handles a disease.

7. In Chapter 1, Schwartz's first four steps of living with physical limitations and life-threatening diseases are explained. Describe these first four steps.

8. In Chapter 3, Morrie explains that the act of crying and the emotions that go along with it have helped him to grieve. Discuss his personal experience with this concept.

9. In Chapter 4, Morrie explains the importance of developing peace. Describe the importance of finding peace for one experiencing declining health.

10. Explain what Morrie describes as the most difficult concept to handle when in declining health.

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