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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sixth Tuesday We Talk About Emotions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When his mother was sick during his childhood, Morrie didn't want to get her medicine. Why?
(a) Because he wanted for his brother to get the medicine.
(b) Because he thought if he ignored the fact she was ill, she would get better.
(c) Because he was too busy playing.
(d) Because he didn't believe in medicines.

2. Mitch decided to go back to school. What did he earn a graduate degree in?
(a) Law.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Music.

3. When Mitch was younger, he had a lot of conversations with Morrie. During one of those conversations, Morrie told him that people are pulled in two directions: what they know versus what they feel and what they need versus what they want. What did Morrie answer when Mitch asked him which side wins?
(a) The bad side.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) The good side.

4. 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?
(a) Because he didn't like the food Mitch brought.
(b) Because he could not chew his food anymore.
(c) Because he wanted to hurt Mitch's feelings.
(d) Because he wasn't hungry.

5. During Mitch and Morrie's first visit, Morrie announced to Mitch that dying is just as sad as something else. What does he think is just as sad as dying?
(a) Living unhappily.
(b) Not finding a job.
(c) Living with no money.
(d) Being sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mitch visited Morrie on their second Tuesday, what did he decide to leave at home?

2. The phone rang a lot during Mitch and Morrie's first visit. Why did Morrie have his nurse take all the messages?

3. What did Mitch buy with all the money he earns after graduating the second time?

4. Morrie's nights were getting difficult by the sixth tuesday visit. He was awake a lot. Why?

5. Why was Mitch unaware of Schwartz's illness?

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