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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Tuesday We Talk About the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Morrie think he would eventually die?
(a) He would suffocate.
(b) He would drown.
(c) He would get killed.
(d) He would have a heart attack.

2. The phone rang a lot during Mitch and Morrie's first visit. Why did Morrie have his nurse take all the messages?
(a) He didn't want his time with Mitch being interrupted.
(b) He was too sick to pick up the phone himself.
(c) He was too lazy to pick up the phone himself.
(d) He didn't want people calling him.

3. When he was younger, Mitch always had two desires when it came to Morrie. One was to hug him. What was the other desire?
(a) Take him to the toilet.
(b) Make him laugh.
(c) Give him a napkin.
(d) Give him a kiss.

4. What did Mitch continue to rack up with his job?
(a) Real happiness.
(b) A lot of fun.
(c) Another wife.
(d) Professional accomplishments.

5. From which university did Mitch graduate the second time?
(a) Yale University?
(b) Columbia University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Brandeis University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mitch decided to go back to school. What did he earn a graduate degree in?

2. Is Mitch successful with his dream career?

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?

4. A highlight of Morrie's life was the night a certain genre of music is played. Which music genre was played that night?

5. What is the name of Morrie's wife?

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