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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only new thing that had been added to Morrie's study on the eighth Tuesday visit?
(a) Medical equipment.
(b) Some furniture.
(c) Friends.
(d) A fridge.

2. Why did so many students from Brandeis visit Morrie during his final days?
(a) Because they want the food from the fridge.
(b) Because they truly cared about Morrie and thought he was a special professor.
(c) Because they want to teach him now.
(d) Because they want to find out what it is like to die.

3. What were some of the topics Mitch put in his list of questions for Morrie?
(a) Death, fear and aging.
(b) Freedom, war and politics.
(c) Happiness and good fortune.
(d) Wealth and possession.

4. How long did Morrie feel sorry about himself each morning?
(a) Never.
(b) An hour.
(c) Two hours.
(d) A few minutes.

5. On the second Tuesday meeting, Mitch had a flashback to his junior year in college, when Morrie performed an experiment with the students. What did the professor want each student to do?
(a) To fall back and trust the other students.
(b) To close their eyes.
(c) To write a paper about human interaction.
(d) To think about human interaction.

Short Answer Questions

1. When his mother was sick during his childhood, Morrie didn't want to get her medicine. Why?

2. Morrie believed in reincarnation. How did he want to come back?

3. Morrie's disease is named after Lou Gehrig. Where did Lou Gehrig say goodbye to all his fans?

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. One of Morrie's first jobs was in a mental institution where he was supposed to just observe. Instead of just observing, what did he do?

(see the answer key)

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