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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 is the reason, according to Morrie, that people always want something new?
(a) Because they don't want to look poor.
(b) Because they don't like to buy used things.
(c) Because they are hungry for love.
(d) Because they are hungry for burgers.

2. What did Morrie say he would do when he's dead and Mitch talked to him at his grave site?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Understand.
(d) Listen.

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

4. According to Morrie, what allows a person to be on the same level as everyone else?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) An open heart.
(c) Money.
(d) An open house.

5. When Morrie was a child, his father would take his evening paper outside and read it. Where would he sit when he read his evening paper?
(a) In his car.
(b) In the grass.
(c) On a bench.
(d) On a tree trunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrie want to happen to his body when he died?

2. 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?

3. What did Morrie do more by "The Audiovisual, Part 3" once his body had deteriorated and he was so close to death?

4. What is the profession of Stephen Hawking?

5. According to Morrie, what is the biggest defect humans being have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Morrie could not eat the food that Mitch still brought for him by the tenth Tuesday. Why did Mitch still bring food for Morrie?

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

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

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

5. On the tenth Tuesday, Janine joined Mitch on his visit to Morrie. Janine sang a song for Morrie. How did Morrie react?

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

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

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

9. Who belongs to Mitch's family?

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

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