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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are some of the things Mitch did to fight his aging?
(a) He used anti-wrinkle cream and shaved every day.
(b) He went to the hairdresser a lot.
(c) He wore clothes that made him look younger.
(d) He worked out and watched his diet.

2. On this fifth Tuesday, what did Morrie say is the foundation of everything?
(a) Friends.
(b) Family.
(c) Money.
(d) Health.

3. When did Morrie stop breathing?
(a) When Morrie was standing next to his bed.
(b) When his friends were around him.
(c) When his family was around him.
(d) The first time that he was completely alone since falling into the coma.

4. 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 tree trunk.
(b) In the grass.
(c) On a bench.
(d) In his car.

5. At the end of the interview, Koppel asked if there was anything Morrie would like to say to the millions of people watching. What did Morrie tell them?
(a) To hug each other.
(b) To love one another.
(c) To hate one another.
(d) To talk to one another.

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

7. On the sixth Tuesday, Mitch discovered that Morrie's fridge is full of food that he brought for his professor. Why did Morrie not eat the food Mitch brought?
(a) Because he didn't like the food Mitch brought.
(b) Because he wasn't hungry.
(c) Because he wanted to hurt Mitch's feelings.
(d) Because he could not chew his food anymore.

8. What shirt did Morrie wear on the day of his third interview with Nightline?
(a) The same shirt as the week before.
(b) The same shirt as the previous interview.
(c) The same shirt as the day before.
(d) His favorite shirt.

9. What did the teachers at Brandeis encourage the students to do in the late 1950's?
(a) To be hippies.
(b) To become active.
(c) To study harder.
(d) To be lazy.

10. Mitch asked what Morrie would do if he was granted one more perfectly healthy day. What would Morrie have done?
(a) The things he would normally do when he was still healthy.
(b) He would sleep all day.
(c) He would do something he always wanted to do and never did before.
(d) He would try to change the world.

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

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

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

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

15. According to Morrie, what allows a person to be on the same level as everyone else?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Money.
(c) An open heart.
(d) An open house.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does the media make people believe, according to Morrie?

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?

4. What is the profession of Stephen Hawking?

5. What did Morrie say he would do when he's dead and Mitch talked to him at his grave site?

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