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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrie and Mitch talk about on the twelfth Tuesday?
(a) Gratefulness.
(b) Pain.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Happiness.

2. When Mitch asked Morrie why so many people always wish they were young again, what did Morrie answer?
(a) That it's because they are afraid to grow old.
(b) That it's a lack of intelligence.
(c) That it's a sign of an unfulfilled life.
(d) That it's a sign of being immature.

3. Why did Mitch still bring food for Morrie on the fourteenth Tuesday?
(a) Because Mitch liked eating with Morrie.
(b) Because it was a tradition.
(c) Because the fridge was empty.
(d) Because Morrie liked eating.

4. Why was Mitch angry at his younger brother?
(a) Because he is his brother.
(b) Because he didn't allow Mitch to help him.
(c) Because he left for Europe.
(d) Because his brother didn't love him.

5. Morrie's disease was progressing and Mitch had to touch Morrie more and more to adjust the microphone. How did Morrie feel about that physical contact?
(a) He didn't think anything about it.
(b) He was embarrassed.
(c) He enjoyed it.
(d) He hated it.

6. During the third interview, Morrie told Ted Koppel that the disease could have his body, but what was the disease not allowed to get?
(a) His money.
(b) His family.
(c) His spirit.
(d) His intelligence.

7. On the ninth Tuesday, Morrie's condition was rapidly deteriorating, but he had a new saying. What was his new saying?
(a) "When you're in bed, you're ahead."
(b) "When you're in bed, you're dead."
(c) "When you can't walk, you talk."
(d) "When you eat, you cheat."

8. Morrie began teaching at Brandeis in the late 1950's. There, the sociology department was heavily involved in which movement?
(a) The antipolitics movement.
(b) The communist movement.
(c) The antiwar movement.
(d) The friendship movement.

9. What did Morrie call Mitch on this final Tuesday?
(a) His dear friend.
(b) His dear son.
(c) His dear student.
(d) His dear visitor.

10. What did Morrie do more by "The Audiovisual, Part 3" once his body had deteriorated and he was so close to death?
(a) Read mail.
(b) Listen to music.
(c) Read the paper.
(d) Watch the news.

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

12. Why did Morrie never tell Mitch that he didn't eat the food he brought?
(a) Because he didn't like the food.
(b) Because he wanted to hurt Mitch's feelings.
(c) Because he could not talk anymore.
(d) Because he didn't want to hurt Mitch's feelings.

13. On what day did Morrie's funeral take place?
(a) On a Monday.
(b) On a Saturday.
(c) On a Tuesday.
(d) On a Sunday.

14. What did Morrie want to happen to his body when he died?
(a) He wanted it to be buried.
(b) He wanted it to be used for experiments.
(c) He wanted it to be frozen.
(d) He wanted it to be cremated.

15. What did Mitch finally do before he left Morrie for the last time?
(a) He smiled.
(b) He ate.
(c) He cried.
(d) He wiped the professor's behind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrie wish he had done more during his life?

2. On the sixth Tuesday, Morrie's health was deteriorating fast and he talked to Mitch about his scariest feelings. What was he scared of at that point?

3. Mitch asked what Morrie would do if he was granted one more perfectly healthy day. What would Morrie have done?

4. On the tenth Tuesday, another person was involved in the conversation. Who?

5. Why did Morrie still want to hear about other people's problems, even though he was dying?

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