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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. When Mitch returned to Morrie's house on the fourth Tuesday, which item had been added to Morrie's collection of medical equipment?
(a) An electric wheelchair.
(b) A scale.
(c) An oxygen machine.
(d) A portable toilet.

2. What did Mitch promise his wife?
(a) That they will get a dog.
(b) That they will move to another city.
(c) That they will start a family.
(d) That they will become rich.

3. In "The Curriculum", the author describes the last class of somebody's life. Whose life?
(a) The life of his brother.
(b) The life of another student.
(c) The life of his old professor.
(d) The life of his old uncle.

4. During Mitch and Morrie's first visit, Morrie announced to Mitch that dying is just as sad as something else. What does he think is just as sad as dying?
(a) Living with no money.
(b) Not finding a job.
(c) Living unhappily.
(d) Being sick.

5. When Mitch returned to Detroit after visiting London, he was out of his newspaper job. What happened?
(a) The unions at his newspaper had gone on strike.
(b) Mitch decided he didn't want to write for the newspaper anymore.
(c) People didn't buy his newspaper anymore.
(d) Mitch got fired for staying in London too long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mitch's wife?

2. How did Mitch find out about the TV interview with his mentor?

3. Why did Morrie have to break the tragic news of his mother's death?

4. Morrie felt somewhat lucky about the slow progression of his disease. Why?

5. Not too long after his mother's death, a new and important person appeared in Morrie's life. Who is this person?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mitch drove his rental car down Morrie's street for the first time, he did a few things at the same time. What was he doing?

2. What did Mitch discover when he got back to Detroit from London, and what was the result of this discovery?

3. What did Mitch do after his college graduation ceremony?

4. What did Morrie do every Wednesday when he was still healthy?

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

6. Why did Mitch stop bringing his cellular phone along on his trips to visit Morrie?

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

8. What were the rewards of Mitch's professional success?

9. What did Morrie answer when Mitch asked him if he felts sorry for himself?

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

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