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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the summer of which year did Morrie learn he is dying?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1995.

2. How many years had Morrie and his almost-deaf friend been friends?
(a) Twenty-five years.
(b) Thirty-five years.
(c) Forty years.
(d) Thirty years.

3. What did Mitch bring for Morrie on this first Tuesday?
(a) Food.
(b) A wheelchair.
(c) Drinks.
(d) A book.

4. On which night of the week did Morrie perform his favorite hobby?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

5. What did Mitch continue to rack up with his job?
(a) Real happiness.
(b) A lot of fun.
(c) Another wife.
(d) Professional accomplishments.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the fourth Tuesday, Mitch touched Morrie's face while doing something. What did he do for Morrie that required this touch?

2. Why did Morrie appreciate the world outside more than Mitch does?

3. Who is/are the student(s) in the one last class described in "The Curriculum"?

4. On the second Tuesday meeting, Mitch had a flashback to his junior year in college, when Morrie performed an experiment with the students. What did the professor want each student to do?

5. What did Eva give to Morrie and his brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Curriculum", Mitch describes his former professor's last class. What happened in that class?

2. After graduation, Mitch moved to New York City. What were his plans?

3. What happened when Morrie threw himself a "living funeral"?

4. Why did Morrie not mind that Mitch recorded their conversations?

5. Provide a few of Mitch's professional accomplishments.

6. In the second interview with Ted Koppel on Nightline, Morrie said he gives to people. How did Morrie give to people?

7. When Mitch flashes back to his college days, he thinks about the times he and Morrie had lunch together. What did Morrie do when he and Mitch had lunch together?

8. What happened during Morrie's childhood?

9. How did Morrie begin the conversation about death on the fourth Tuesday?

10. Morrie devoted all his time to the things and people he loved, but what was Mitch doing while in London?

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