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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 are the hardest opposites to handle, as described in Chapter 4?
2. According to Schwartz, how often should one grieve and mourn for themselves?
3. Schwartz watches what part of his body deteriorate slowly?
4. Schwartz explains that one may want what occurrence to happen?
5. As described in Chapter 2, ______ helps Schwartz deal with his disease.
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. In Chapter 3, Morrie focuses on grief. Explain his concept of grieving and mourning for yourself and the importance of this concept.
3. In Chapter 3, the importance of family and friends in relation to grief is explained. Discuss the connection.
4. In Chapter 2, Schwartz describes psychological vulnerability. Explain this concept.
5. The emotional patterns of illness are explained by Schwartz in Chapter 2. Explain the significance of these patterns.
6. In Chapter 5, Morrie discusses the past. Explain why Morrie places such a major emphasize on the past, as it relates to one experiencing declining health.
7. Using text from Chapter 4, discuss how Morrie explains contradictory feelings.
8. Using text from Chapter 3, discuss Morrie's thoughts on grief as a natural emotion.
9. Explain the importance of dancing in the life of Schwartz, as explained in Chapter 2.
10. In Chapter 4, the fourth piece of advice that Morrie gives one in declining health involves comfort. Explain this advice.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chapter 2 focuses on the process of handling frustration. Describe the process that Schwartz explains on how to handle the frustration that is associated with declining health. Be sure to include the memorable, personal story that Schwartz describes as a method of learning how cope with frustration.
Essay Topic 2
Morrie Schwartz has a definite target audience for his book "Morrie: In His Own Words." Describe Schwartz's intended audience. Give specific examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Schwartz describes an extremely passionate scene from a group therapy session that he attended to help express loss. Describe this therapy session and the reward that Schwartz was able to obtain from this therapy session.
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