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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one get after finishing the one last class described in "The Curriculum"?
(a) Grades.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A hug.
(d) Graduation.

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

3. When Mitch returned to Detroit after visiting London, he was out of his newspaper job. What happened?
(a) Mitch got fired for staying in London too long.
(b) Mitch decided he didn't want to write for the newspaper anymore.
(c) People didn't buy his newspaper anymore.
(d) The unions at his newspaper had gone on strike.

4. When Mitch visited his mentor for the first time since college, where was Morrie waiting for him?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the study.
(c) In the driveway.
(d) By the front door.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On that first visit, why did Mitch stay in his car instead of jumping out and greeting his mentor?

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

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

4. What is the reason Morrie's health began deteriorating?

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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