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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. One of Morrie's first jobs was in a mental institution where he was supposed to just observe. Instead of just observing, what did he do?
(a) He pretended he was one of the patients.
(b) He pretended he was a doctor.
(c) He helped the nurses.
(d) He befriended the patients.

2. In the tenth Tuesday meeting, what did Morrie compare marriage to?
(a) A disease.
(b) An accomplishment.
(c) A test.
(d) A drug.

3. On the tenth Tuesday, another person was involved in the conversation. Who?
(a) Mitch's wife.
(b) Mitch's brother.
(c) Morrie's wife.
(d) Morrie's son.

4. What did Mitch finally do before he left Morrie for the last time?
(a) He ate.
(b) He cried.
(c) He wiped the professor's behind.
(d) He smiled.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some of the things Mitch did to fight his aging?

2. What does Charlotte tell Mitch when she called him the Monday before his fourteenth visit with Morrie?

3. What did Morrie and Mitch talk about on the twelfth Tuesday?

4. Why did so many students from Brandeis visit Morrie during his final days?

5. Morrie always embraced aging, because it also means something else. What did Morrie compare aging with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When the OJ Simpson verdict was showing on television, what was everybody doing?

3. On the twelfth Tuesday, Morrie talked about a good friend whom he never forgave and regretted it. What happened back then?

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

5. What do people need to forgive themselves for, according to Morrie?

6. How do readers know that Brandeis college was a hotbed for cultural activism?

7. What did Morrie reply when Mitch asked him whether he was ever afraid of growing old?

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

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

10. What did Morrie's family do when he lapsed into a coma?

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