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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which university did the narrator graduate?
(a) Brandeis University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Brandwine University.

2. What disease was Morrie eventually diagnosed with?
(a) Lou Gehrig's disease.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Alzheimers.
(d) Lou Smith's disease.

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) The unions at his newspaper had gone on strike.
(c) Mitch decided he didn't want to write for the newspaper anymore.
(d) People didn't buy his newspaper anymore.

4. 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) Become famous and get rich.
(b) Join the Peace Corps and climb mountains in Tibet.
(c) Join the Red Cross and run a marathon.
(d) Sail around the world and own a race car.

5. In "The Curriculum", the author describes the last class of somebody's life. Whose life?
(a) The life of his old uncle.
(b) The life of his brother.
(c) The life of another student.
(d) The life of his old professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. After reading about horrific crimes and intolerable cruelty in the newspaper, Mitch showed a kind gesture towards Morrie. What did he do?

2. On this first Tuesday, Mitch and Morrie started a familiar routine which occurred during all the following visits. What was their routine?

3. When Morrie's body continued to weaken, he started writing notes about his philosophy of dying. These notes turned into an article and an interview. Which newspaper published this article and interview?

4. What is the name of the paper produced from the one last class in "The Curriculum"?

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

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