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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrie wish he had done more during his life?
(a) Publish books.
(b) Talk to people.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Dance.

2. How long did Morrie work in the mental institute?
(a) One year.
(b) Six years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

3. When Morrie was a child, his father would take his evening paper outside and read it. Where would he sit when he read his evening paper?
(a) On a bench.
(b) In his car.
(c) On a tree trunk.
(d) In the grass.

4. What is the profession of Stephen Hawking?
(a) Psychopath.
(b) Physicist.
(c) Pilot.
(d) Professor.

5. Why did Morrie still want to hear about other people's problems, even though he was dying?
(a) Because he wanted to solve all the problems in the world.
(b) Because that's what made him feel alive.
(c) Because he liked to hear about other people's problems.
(d) Because that was what made him feel intelligent.

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

7. Morrie always embraced aging, because it also means something else. What did Morrie compare aging with?
(a) Growth.
(b) Death.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Ugliness.

8. Who did Charlotte invite to the funeral?
(a) Hundreds of people.
(b) All of Morrie's colleagues.
(c) Family and a few good friends.
(d) All of Morrie's students.

9. 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 eat, you cheat."
(c) "When you're in bed, you're dead."
(d) "When you can't walk, you talk."

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

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

12. What does the media make people believe, according to Morrie?
(a) That more is sad.
(b) That more is good.
(c) That more is stupid.
(d) That more is bad.

13. When Mitch visited Morrie the fourteenth Tuesday, how did the nurse feel?
(a) She was sick.
(b) She was upset.
(c) She wanted to leave.
(d) She was happy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What shirt did Morrie wear on the day of his third interview with Nightline?

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

3. When does society start to go bad, according to Morrie?

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

5. What did Morrie call the weekly conversations between him and Mitch?

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