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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mitch find Morrie when he was ready to see him on this fourteenth Tuesday?
(a) In his chair.
(b) On the toilet.
(c) In his bed.
(d) In the kitchen.

2. What happened to Morrie two days before he died?
(a) He wiped his own behind.
(b) He lapsed into a coma.
(c) He smiled.
(d) He had a bad dream.

3. When did Morrie want Mitch to start forgiving?
(a) Now.
(b) When he was dying.
(c) Next Tuesday.
(d) Never.

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

5. When did Morrie meet his wife?
(a) When he was a student.
(b) When he was a kid.
(c) When he was sick.
(d) When he was a professor.

6. How did Mitch help Morrie out on the twelfth Tuesday?
(a) He massaged Morrie's feet with lotion.
(b) He put suntan lotion on Morrie's body.
(c) He took Morrie to the bathroom.
(d) He wiped Morrie's backside.

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

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

9. In the Book of Job from the Bible, what does God do to test Job's faith?
(a) He kills Job.
(b) He gives him good health.
(c) He makes him sick.
(d) He takes away everything Job has.

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

11. What is the only new thing that had been added to Morrie's study on the eighth Tuesday visit?
(a) Medical equipment.
(b) Friends.
(c) A fridge.
(d) Some furniture.

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

13. 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.

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

15. At Morrie's funeral, Mitch tried out an imaginary conversation in his head. How did it feel?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Natural.
(c) Funny.
(d) Weird.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Morrie work in the mental institute?

2. What was the topic for the tenth Tuesday meeting?

3. On the eighth Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch talked about money and values. What is, according to Morrie, the result of people valuing the wrong thing?

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

5. One of Morrie's first jobs was in a mental institution where he was supposed to just observe. Instead of just observing, what did he do?

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