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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Mitch and Morrie's first visit, Morrie announced to Mitch that dying is just as sad as something else. What does he think is just as sad as dying?
(a) Not finding a job.
(b) Being sick.
(c) Living unhappily.
(d) Living with no money.

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

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

4. What did Mitch bring for Morrie on this first Tuesday?
(a) Drinks.
(b) Food.
(c) A wheelchair.
(d) A book.

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

6. The phone rang a lot during Mitch and Morrie's first visit. Why did Morrie have his nurse take all the messages?
(a) He was too sick to pick up the phone himself.
(b) He didn't want his time with Mitch being interrupted.
(c) He was too lazy to pick up the phone himself.
(d) He didn't want people calling him.

7. How many students are participating in the one last class in "The Curriculum"?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

9. Morrie and Mitch agreed to see each other every week. What did they talk about the first Tuesday?
(a) Peace.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Feeling sorry for yourself.
(d) The World.

10. Why did Morrie appreciate the world outside more than Mitch does?
(a) Because he enjoyed the weather more than Mitch did.
(b) Because he couldn't drive his car anymore.
(c) Because he was in a wheelchair.
(d) Because he could't go outside anymore to enjoy that world.

11. In the last year of his life, Morrie threw himself a "living funeral". Why?
(a) To say goodbye to everybody.
(b) To dance one more time.
(c) To enjoy drinking and eating with friends.
(d) To make sure his friends and family knew his love for them.

12. 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?
(a) The bad side.
(b) Hate.
(c) Love.
(d) The good side.

13. When Mitch returned to Morrie's house on the fourth Tuesday, which item had been added to Morrie's collection of medical equipment?
(a) A scale.
(b) An electric wheelchair.
(c) An oxygen machine.
(d) A portable toilet.

14. What did Mitch promise his wife?
(a) That they will get a dog.
(b) That they will become rich.
(c) That they will start a family.
(d) That they will move to another city.

15. When Mitch was young and he had lots of conversations with Morrie, Morrie acted as a certain family member towards Mitch. What kind of family member?
(a) An uncle.
(b) A grandfather.
(c) A brother.
(d) A father.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Mitch was in London, something changed inside him, because of his conversation with Morrie. What was he realizing?

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

3. What did Mitch hope to make a career as?

4. What were the rumors about the strike that cost Mitch his job?

5. A highlight of Morrie's life was the night a certain genre of music is played. Which music genre was played that night?

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