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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. What does Schwartz have to learn to control to avoid falling?
(a) His natural implusiveness.
(b) His urge to sleepwalk.
(c) His ability to stand.
(d) His need to get in his car.

2. As the disease continues to progress, what type of situations must one must expect to increase in occurrence?
(a) Stressful situations.
(b) Hopeful situations.
(c) Meaningful situations.
(d) Scary situations.

3. In Chapter 5, Schwartz discusses the importance of _____________.
(a) Forgetting.
(b) Relieving pain.
(c) Reminiscing.
(d) Talking to loved ones.

4. Schwartz tells the story that he regrets being mean towards whom?
(a) A colleague.
(b) His wife.
(c) A close, family friend.
(d) His father.

5. Schwartz explains that one must accept their difficulties like a(n) _______.
(a) Innocent child.
(b) Wild teen.
(c) Adult.
(d) Mature human being.

Short Answer Questions

1. Schwartz explains that sometimes sick people will want to _______, while other times they will not.

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

3. According to Schwartz, whom do we respect with grief so we can do the same for ourselves?

4. Morrie Schwartz is a professor of what subject?

5. According to Schwartz, one in declining health must accept that they will never again be physically ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, the fourth piece of advice that Morrie gives one in declining health involves comfort. Explain this advice.

3. In Chapter 3, the importance of family and friends in relation to grief is explained. Discuss the connection.

4. In Chapter 3, Morrie discusses how he was able to overcome his mother's death. Explain the special circumstances that help Morrie cope.

5. Explain the importance of dancing in the life of Schwartz, as explained in Chapter 2.

6. The emotional patterns of illness are explained by Schwartz in Chapter 2. Explain the significance of these patterns.

7. In Chapter 5, Morrie stresses the importance of healing past relationships. Describe which past relationships should be focused on and why.

8. 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.

9. Using text from Chapter 3, discuss Morrie's thoughts on grief as a natural emotion.

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

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