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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Morrie doing while the rest of the world was watching the OJ Simpson verdict on TV?
(a) He was eating.
(b) He was talking to Mitch.
(c) He was sitting on the toilet.
(d) He was going for a walk.

2. On this eleventh Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch did something else while they talk. What did they do?
(a) They hugged.
(b) They ate.
(c) They cried.
(d) They held hands.

3. When Ted Koppel asked Morrie about his previous comments about someone having to wipe his backside for him, what did he get instead of humor?
(a) A laugh.
(b) No answer.
(c) The truth.
(d) A lie.

4. Mitch didn't like to deal with his feelings. How did he avoid dealing with his feelings?
(a) He visited Morrie.
(b) He went for a ride in his car.
(c) He hid behind his work.
(d) He talked about other things.

5. According to Morrie, when do you end up with a few people with everything and a military to keep the poor ones from rising up and stealing it?
(a) When you're surrounded by people who say "I want to share."
(b) When you're surrounded by people who say "I give you everything you want."
(c) When you're surrounded by people who say "Let's be friends."
(d) When you're surrounded by people who say 'I want mine now,'

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

7. 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 hated it.
(b) He enjoyed it.
(c) He was embarrassed.
(d) He didn't think anything about it.

8. 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?
(a) That he wouldn't be able to talk to Mitch anymore.
(b) That he wouldn't be able to take another breath.
(c) That he wouldn't be able to eat anymore.
(d) That he wouldn't be able to walk.

9. What did Morrie say he would do when he's dead and Mitch talked to him at his grave site?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Understand.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Listen.

10. Who gathered at Morrie's bedside the days before he died?
(a) Mitch.
(b) His colleagues.
(c) His family.
(d) His friends.

11. What was the topic for the tenth Tuesday meeting?
(a) Companionship.
(b) Love.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Marriage.

12. On this thirteenth Tuesday, what did Morrie compare his body with?
(a) A shell.
(b) A grave.
(c) An animal.
(d) A box.

13. What did Morrie want his tombstone to read?
(a) "The best teacher ever."
(b) "A teacher to the last."
(c) "Death by disease."
(d) "Alive until the end."

14. In Chapter Nineteen, Mitch tries to call his brother. Where does his brother live?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) Canada.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mitch asked Morrie why so many people always wish they were young again, what did Morrie answer?

2. At Morrie's funeral, Mitch tried out an imaginary conversation in his head. How did it feel?

3. On what day did Morrie's funeral take place?

4. Why did Mitch still bring food for Morrie on the fourteenth Tuesday?

5. What did Morrie do when the sociology department learned that male students who don't keep their grades up could lose their draft deferment?

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