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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. 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.

2. Mitch had changed a lot from the person he wanted to be when he was young. What were some of the things he wanted to do back then?
(a) Join the Red Cross and run a marathon.
(b) Become famous and get rich.
(c) Join the Peace Corps and climb mountains in Tibet.
(d) Sail around the world and own a race car.

3. 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 people calling him.
(b) He didn't want his time with Mitch being interrupted.
(c) He was too lazy to pick up the phone himself.
(d) He was too sick to pick up the phone himself.

4. What is the name of Mitch's wife?
(a) Christine.
(b) Janine.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Joanne.

5. What was Morrie's favorite hobby?
(a) Walking.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the last year of his life, Morrie threw himself a "living funeral". Why?

2. Which of Mitch's family members died of cancer?

3. What disease was Morrie eventually diagnosed with?

4. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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