1. When did Morrie meet his wife?
(a) When he was sick.
(b) When he was a professor.
(c) When he was a kid.
(d) When he was a student.

2. 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 think about human interaction.
(c) To close their eyes.
(d) To write a paper about human interaction.

3. Which city did Mitch move to after his graduation?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Chicago.

4. What is Janine's profession?
(a) A dancer.
(b) A singer.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A pianist.

5. During their conversation about death, Morrie mentioned that people would do something if they believed they would die. What would happen if people believed they would die?
(a) They would do things differently.
(b) They would like to die.
(c) They would try to get rich.
(d) They would be afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What did the teachers at Brandeis encourage the students to do in the late 1950's?

3. When Mitch returned to Detroit after visiting London, he was out of his newspaper job. What happened?

4. Why did Nightline and Ted Koppel return to interview Morrie?

5. What is the name of the narrator's favorite university professor?

(see the answer key)

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