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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Mitch initially feel when Morrie confessed that if he'd had another son, he would have wanted Mitch to be him?
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Happiness.

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

5. When would Morrie not be able to talk anymore?
(a) When he was too tired.
(b) When the disease hit his liver.
(c) When he didn't want to talk anymore.
(d) When the disease hit his lungs.

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

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

8. Mitch has a younger brother who got sick. What kind of disease did his brother have?
(a) Alzheimers disease.
(b) Lou Gehrig's disease.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Aids.

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

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

11. Why did Morrie not want to be in his thirties anymore?
(a) Because his time to be in his thirties had come and gone.
(b) Because he liked to be old.
(c) Because he didn't like it when he was in his thirties.
(d) Because he thought people in their thirties were stupid.

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

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

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

15. 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 eat anymore.
(c) That he wouldn't be able to walk.
(d) That he wouldn't be able to take another breath.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. On the eleventh Tuesday, what did Morrie claim is a major problem in society?

4. According to Morrie, death ends a life. What does it not end?

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

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