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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. What was Morrie doing while the rest of the world was watching the OJ Simpson verdict on TV?
(a) He was eating.
(b) He was sitting on the toilet.
(c) He was going for a walk.
(d) He was talking to Mitch.

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

3. On this thirteenth Tuesday, what did Morrie compare his body with?
(a) An animal.
(b) A grave.
(c) A shell.
(d) A box.

4. 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?
(a) When you're surrounded by people who say "I give you everything you want."
(b) When you're surrounded by people who say "Let's be friends."
(c) When you're surrounded by people who say 'I want mine now,'
(d) When you're surrounded by people who say "I want to share."

5. On the eleventh Tuesday, what did Morrie claim is a major problem in society?
(a) That people are quicker to see their similarities than their differences.
(b) That people are quicker to see their differences than their similarities.
(c) That people are quicker to see their gains than their losses.
(d) That people are quicker to see their mistakes than their accomplishments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrie call the weekly conversations between him and Mitch?

2. When did Morrie meet his wife?

3. On the sixth Tuesday, Mitch discovered that Morrie's fridge is full of food that he brought for his professor. Why did Morrie not eat the food Mitch brought?

4. 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?

5. Why was Mitch angry at his younger brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Morrie tell Mitch about family on the fifth Tuesday?

2. What were the important issues in life, according to Morrie?

3. Does Mitch ever hear Morrie's voice when he is alone?

4. Who belongs to Mitch's family?

5. Morrie and Charlotte had discussed Morrie's cremation with the rabbi at the university who would preside over Morrie's memorial service. At one point the rabbi was shocked. Why?

6. Why did Mitch finally cry, this last Tuesday?

7. One of Morrie's first jobs was at a mental institution outside of Washington D.C. What did he do there?

8. Morrie called the third interview with Nightline a compromise. Why?

9. Why was Morrie initially embarrassed when he couldn't wipe his own behind anymore? What did he do next?

10. Nightline returned for a third and final time. Ted Koppel asked Morrie if, as he got closer to dying, he was more afraid. How did Morrie respond?

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