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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Taking Attendance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mitch hope to make a career as?
(a) As a musician.
(b) As a professor.
(c) As a dancer.
(d) As a writer.

2. What were the rumors about the strike that cost Mitch his job?
(a) That it would become violent.
(b) That it could go on for months.
(c) That it would stop soon.
(d) That it could go on for years.

3. What is the name of the paper produced from the one last class in "The Curriculum"?
(a) Tuesdays With Morrie.
(b) My Old Professor.
(c) Tuesdays with Schwartz.
(d) The Last Class.

4. Why was Mitch unaware of Schwartz's illness?
(a) Because he didn't care.
(b) Because Schwartz did not have an illness.
(c) Because he was sick himself.
(d) Because he never got in touch with him.

5. How did Mitch feel about the affection his mentor showed for him during the initial reunion?
(a) He expected this affection.
(b) He didn't like it.
(c) He felt sad.
(d) He was surprised.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Morrie and Mitch lunch together in "The Orientation", Morrie did something impolite. What did he do?

2. What is the name of Mitch's wife?

3. In "The Curriculum", the author describes the last class of somebody's life. Whose life?

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

5. After his experience with the newspaper, Morrie appeared on a TV-show called Nightline. That interview began unusually. What happened?

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