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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. Which gift did the narrator present his favorite professor after the graduation ceremony?
(a) A hug.
(b) A leather suitcase.
(c) A silver pen.
(d) A leather briefcase.

2. On the third Tuesday, Mitch and Morrie picked up the relationship they had before. What were their roles?
(a) Father-son.
(b) Friends.
(c) Colleagues.
(d) Student-teacher.

3. In the last year of his life, Morrie threw himself a "living funeral". Why?
(a) To dance one more time.
(b) To say goodbye to everybody.
(c) To enjoy drinking and eating with friends.
(d) To make sure his friends and family knew his love for them.

4. How did Mitch feel after he returned from London?
(a) Sad and lonely.
(b) He wants to die.
(c) Happy about finally changing jobs.
(d) Confused and depressed.

5. Morrie and Mitch agreed to see each other every week. What did they talk about the first Tuesday?
(a) The World.
(b) Feeling sorry for yourself.
(c) Peace.
(d) Emotions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrie and Mitch talk about the third Tuesday?

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

3. Morrie talked to Ted Koppel about the loss of his own mother. How did Morrie feel after losing his mother?

4. What was Mitch's new job after finishing school again?

5. Because it was inevitable, Morrie planed to deal with the fact that somebody would have to wipe his backside in the future. How did he plan to deal with this?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Morrie's suspicions about his disease?

2. Why did Morrie say that Mitch needs someone to push him to examine his life now, before it's too late for regrets?

3. What happened during Morrie's childhood?

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

5. What did Mitch think when he saw how Morrie's many friends wanted to call and talk to him?

6. How did Morrie come to being interviewed by Ted Koppel in the TV show Nightline?

7. Morrie told Mitch that if he accepted he could die any day, he would probably do some things differently. What did Morrie think Mitch would do differently?

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

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

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

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